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Meaning of "Tongan" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TONGAN

Tongan  [ˈtɒŋən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TONGAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tongan can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TONGAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tongan

Tongan may refer to: ▪ Something of, from, or related to the country of Tonga ▪ Tongans, people from Tonga ▪ Tongan language, the national language of Tonga ▪ Tong'an District, a district in Xiamen, Fujian, China...

Definition of Tongan in the English dictionary

The first definition of Tongan in the dictionary is of or relating to the kingdom of Tonga, its inhabitants, or their language. Other definition of Tongan is a member of the people that inhabits Tonga. Tongan is also the language of this people, belonging to the Polynesian family.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TONGAN


Bingen
ˈbɪŋən
Elsass-Lothringen
ˈɛlzasˈloːtrɪŋən
Esslingen
ˈɛslɪŋən
Groningen
ˈɡrəʊnɪŋən
Lothringen
ˈloːtrɪŋən
Nibelungen
ˈniːbəˌlʊŋən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TONGAN

Tongking
Tongkingese

WORDS THAT END LIKE TONGAN

began
cardigan
Changan
gan
hogan
houngan
hungan
logan
longan
lungan
michigan
Morgan
Namangan
organ
pagan
Pama-Nyungan
ptarmigan
Reagan
slogan
vegan

Synonyms and antonyms of Tongan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tongan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TONGAN

Find out the translation of Tongan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tongan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tongan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tonga
570 millions of speakers

English

Tongan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tongan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تونجا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тонги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tongan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টোঙ্গান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tonga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tongaisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トンガ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tongan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tonga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோங்கான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोंगन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tonga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tongano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tonga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тонги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tongan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τόγκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tonga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tonganskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tongansk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tongan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TONGAN»

The term «Tongan» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.137 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TONGAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Tongan» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Tongan» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tongan

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TONGAN»

Discover the use of Tongan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tongan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Becoming Tongan: An Ethnography of Childhood
Based on her anthropological fieldwork and her experiences in Tonga over several years, Morton traces the Tongan socialization process--from being vale (ignorant, socially incompetent) to becoming poto (clever, socially competent)--in ...
Helen Morton, Helen Morton Lee, 1996
2
Tongan Herbal Medicine
"I highly recommend this brief resource booklet for those interested in studying Polynesian and cross-cultural herbal medicines." --Quarterly Review of Biology
W. Arthur Whistler, 1992
3
Voyages: From Tongan Villages to American Suburbs
The second edition shows how immigration and globalization have affected family, economy, tradition, and identity.
Cathy Small, 2011
4
Clause Structure and Argument Realization in Tongan
Issues of clause structure are the focus of the first half of the dissertation.
Douglas L. Ball, 2008
5
Social Structure, Space and Possession in Tongan Culture and ...
The book provides new insights into the language of respect, an honorific system which is deeply anchored in the societal hierarchy, spatial descriptions that are determined by socio-cultural and geocentric parameters, kinship terminology ...
Svenja Völkel, 2010
6
Tongans Overseas: Between Two Shores
Her friends were also "quite shocked" that Julie, employed at a professional level, "married a Tongan who's got no qualifications, who works in ja factoryj and everything." One of the "bad things" Julie's friends referred to is domestic violence  ...
Helen Morton Lee, 2003
7
Persistence of the Gift: Tongan Tradition in Transnational ...
A detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of how traditional Tongan values continue to play key roles in the way that Tongans make their way in the modern world.
Mike Evans, 2001
8
An English and Tongan Vocabulary; Also a Tongan and English ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...of mind one to another.
Shirley Waldemar Baker, 2012
9
Tonga: A New Bibliography
Tongan text recorded, with English translation. Nine figures illustrate the phonetic analysis. 259 Tongan dictionary (Tongan–English and English–Tongan) C. Maxwell Churchward. London: Oxford University Press, 1959. 836pp. Churchward ...
Martin Daly, 2009
10
Kinship to Kingship: Gender Hierarchy and State Formation in ...
Of interest to students of anthropology, political science, sociology, and women’s studies, this work is a major contribution to social history.
Christine Ward Gailey, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TONGAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tongan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tonga crowns King Tupou VI in lavish public coronation, parties
An estimated 15,000 people, mainly expatriate Tongans, flew in for the coronation, with the invited guests including Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Newly awakened Hunga Ha'apai volcano creates large new Tongan
A newly awakened volcano off an uninhabited Tongan island has finally been viewed up close, with volcanologists saying it has created a substantial new ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
3
Tongan democracy activist becomes first commoner elected as PM
A Tongan politician who has previously been jailed for his efforts to reduce the power of monarchy in the kingdom has become the country's first commoner to be ... «ABC Online, Dec 14»
4
Grappling With Gangs, Salt Lake City Turns To Racketeering Laws
The gang is mostly made up of young men of Tongan and other Pacific Island descent, whose families immigrated to Utah after joining the Mormon church ... «NPR, Jun 14»
5
Passport rule trips schoolboy rugby player dubbed 'Tongan Thor'
At 135kg and quicker than most wings, the Tongan-born 18-year-old prop is a player plenty of coaches in New Zealand - and around the world - would love to ... «New Zealand Herald, May 14»
6
No tsunami risk from Tongan quake
The quake reportedly struck in waters northeast of the Tongan capital, ... with another one occurring near Tonga at a magnitude of 6.2 as recently as Friday. × ... «The Australian, Apr 14»
7
Court shooting sheds light on 'Tongan Crips'
Siale Angilau, 25, was a member of "Tongan Crip Gang," a group composed of young men of Tongan, Samoan and other Pacific Island descent who have been ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Apr 14»
8
Siale Angilau Shot: Reputed Tongan Crip Member Shot By U.S. …
Federal defendant and alleged Tongan Crip member Siale Angilau was shot by a U.S. marshal on the first day of his trial Monday in Salt Lake City after he ... «International Business Times, Apr 14»
9
Olympics Jerk Watch: The Tongan Who Changed His Name to Get …
Why he might be a jerk: In 2008, the government of Tonga—with help from an American marketing company—ran a contest to choose the island nation's first ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 14»
10
Charity to deliver aid to remote Tongan islands hit by Cyclone Ian
A US-based medical charity is gearing up to provide assistance to hard-to-access remote Tongan islands affected by Cyclone Ian. The category five cyclone ... «Radio Australia, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tongan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tongan>. Apr 2024 ».
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