Tonga

 

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒŋ.ə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə

From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

Tonga

2. A country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

• (countries of Oceania) country of Oceania; Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
• Appendix:Countries of the world

 

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga language (Malawi)

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Tonga

1. A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.

   Synonym: Chitonga

 

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Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)

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Tonga

1. A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

   Synonyms: Chitonga, Zambezi

   • 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth:

     Enela cleared their way through the throng, speaking in Tonga, a heavy language that freighted the air with ceremony.

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Tonga

1. A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.

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Tonga (plural Tongas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonga is the 38332^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Tonga is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (74.57%) and White (10.9%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tonga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Atong, on tag, tag on, tango

 

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• Tongaan
• Tongaans

 

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtoŋ.ɡə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtoŋ.ɡa]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Tonga f

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tongalès

Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

 

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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• IPA^(key): [ˈtoŋɡa]

Tonga f (related adjective tonžský or tongský, demonym Tonžan)

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

 

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tonganer
• tongansk

 

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːn.ɡaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ton‧ga

Tonga n

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• Tongaan m / Tongaanse f
• Tongaans

From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɔŋka/

Tonga n

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

 

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

Wikipedia ^fi

From Tongan Tonga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoŋːɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞ŋːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oŋːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ton‧ga

Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tango, togan

 

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga n (proper noun, genitive Tongas or (optionally with an article) Tonga)

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• Tongaer
• tongaisch

 

 Tonga on Hungarian Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): [ˈtoŋɡɒ]
• Hyphenation: Ton‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tongai

 

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

Wikipedia ^it

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔn.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -ɔnɡa
• Hyphenation: Tòn‧ga

Tonga f

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tongano

• tango

Tonga

1. Rōmaji transcription of トンガ

 

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga f sg (genitive Tongae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

 

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tonganer
• tongansk

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tongan, tonganar
• tongansk

 

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔŋ.ɡa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋɡa
• Syllabification: Ton‧ga

Tonga n (indeclinable, related adjective tongijski)

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• (countries of Oceania) kraje Oceanii; Australia, Fidżi, Kiribati, Mikronezja, Nauru, Niue, Nowa Zelandia, Palau, Papua-Nowa Gwinea, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu/Tuwalu, Vanuatu, Wyspy Cooka, Wyspy Marshalla, Wyspy Salomona

• Tonga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: Ton‧ga

Tonga f

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

Tonga is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

• tonganês

Borrowed from Tongan Tonga.

Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

“Tonga” in Cook Islands Languages, 2016.

 

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtonɡa/ [ˈt̪õŋ.ɡa]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -onɡa
• Syllabification: Ton‧ga

Tonga ?

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tango

 

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga n (genitive Tongas)

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• tongan
• tongansk
• tonganska

• Tonga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

 

Tongan Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

Wikipedia ^to

From Samoan toga (“southern”).

• IPA^(key): /to.ŋa/

Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

 

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• Tongalı

• (countries of Oceania) Okyanusya ülkesi; Avustralya, Cook Adaları, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Adaları, Mikronezya, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua Yeni Gine, Samoa, Solomon Adaları, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yeni Zelanda

 

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:

Tonga

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Tonga f

1. Tonga (a country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania)

• (countries of Oceania) gwledydd Oceania (Ynysoedd y De); Awstralia, Ffiji, Ciribati, Fanwatw, Micronesia, Nawrw, Niue, Palaw, Papwa Gini Newydd, Samoa, Seland Newydd, Tonga, Twfalw, Ynysoedd Cook, Ynysoedd Marshall, Ynysoedd Solomon ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Oceania)}