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- [tong-guh n]
- /ˈtɒŋ gən/
- /ˈtɒŋən/
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- [tong-guh n]
- /ˈtɒŋ gən/
Definitions of tongan word
- noun tongan a native or inhabitant of Tonga. 1
- noun tongan a Polynesian language, the language of the Tongans. 1
- adjective tongan of or relating to Tonga, its people, or their language. 1
- adjective tongan of or relating to the kingdom of Tonga, its inhabitants, or their language 0
- noun tongan a member of the people that inhabits Tonga 0
- noun tongan the language of this people, belonging to the Polynesian family 0
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Origin of tongan
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; Tong(a) + -an
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tongan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tongan 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tongan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tongan
- what is a tongan?
- what is tongan?
- how to speak tongan?
- how do you say goodbye in tongan?
- how to say goodnight in tongan?
- what does tae mean in tongan?
- how do you say hi in tongan?
- what does tenga mean in tongan?
- what does dox mean in tongan?
- learn how to speak tongan?
- where are tongan people from?
- how to say good morning in tongan?
- how do you say thank you in tongan?
- how to make tongan leis?
- how to say hello in tongan?
See also
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