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tongan

/ˈtɒŋən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
ton-gan
IPA
/ˈtɒŋən/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga.

Uncountable

noun

A person from Tonga or of Tongan descent.

Countable

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Tonga, the Tongan people or the Tongan language.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tonga Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tongan From Tonga + -an.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tongans (plural)

Derived Forms

Tonganness

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Tongan terms ton ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Tongan terms to ton ton ⁠

Synonyms

tongan language

Rhymes With

longan

Questions

How do you pronounce tongan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɒŋən/.
What does tongan mean?
An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga.
Where does tongan come from?
Etymology tree English Tonga Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tongan From Tonga + -an.

How to pronounce tongan

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