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- [tong-guh]
- /ˈtɒŋ gə/
- /ˈtɔŋgə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tong-guh]
- /ˈtɒŋ gə/
Definitions of tonga word
- abbreviation TONGA Tsonga. 1
- noun tonga a light two-wheeled vehicle used in rural areas of India 0
- noun tonga a member of a Negroid people of S central Africa, living chiefly in Zambia and Zimbabwe 0
- noun tonga the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family 0
- noun tonga a kingdom occupying an archipelago of more than 150 volcanic and coral islands in the SW Pacific, east of Fiji: inhabited by Polynesians; became a British protectorate in 1900 and gained independence in 1970; a member of the Commonwealth. Official languages: Tongan and English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: pa'anga. Capital: Nuku'alofa. Pop: 106 322 (2013 est). Area: 750 sq km (290 sq miles) 0
- noun tonga kingdom occupying a group of islands (Tonga Islands) in the SW Pacific, east of Fiji; member of the Commonwealth: 289 sq mi (749 sq km); pop. 95,000; cap. Nukualofa 0
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Origin of tonga
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75, tonga is from the Hindi word tāṅgā
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Parts of speech for Tonga
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tonga popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tonga usage trend in Literature
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