Tongan

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/ˈtɒŋən//ˈtɒŋɡən/

noun

An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga.

Similar
Tongan language
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Meanings

nounTongan (countable and uncountable, plural Tongans)

plural Tongans

  1. uncountableAn Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga.
  2. countableA person from Tonga or of Tongan descent.
adjectiveTongan (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Tonga, the Tongan people or the Tongan language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Polynesian language spoken by the Tongan people

Similar
Tongan language
Broader
Malayo-PolynesianPolynesian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Tonga + -an.

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Translations

Afrikaans Tongaans, Tongaan
  • TongaansAustronesian language
  • Tongaanperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongaansof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Catalan tongalès, tongalès
  • tongalèsAustronesian language
  • tongalèsperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tongalesaperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tongalèsof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Chinese Mandarin 湯加語 /汤加语, 湯加人 /汤加人
  • 湯加語 /汤加语 (Tāngjiāyǔ)Austronesian language
  • 湯加人 /汤加人 (Tāngjiārén)person from Tonga or of Tongan descent
Czech Tonžan, tonžský
  • Tonžanperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonžskýof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Danish tongansk
  • tonganskAustronesian language
Dutch Tongaans, Tonga
  • TongaansAustronesian language
  • TongaAustronesian language
  • Tongaanperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongaanseperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongaansof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Esperanto tongano, tonganino
  • tonganoperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganinoperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
Finnish tonga, tongalainen
  • tongaAustronesian language
  • tongalainenperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tongalainenof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
French tonguien, Tongien
  • tonguienAustronesian language
  • Tongienperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tonguienperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongienneperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tonguienneperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongaisperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongaiseperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tonganaisperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tonganaiseperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
German Tongaisch, Tongaer
  • TongaischAustronesian language
  • Tongaerperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongaerinperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tongaischof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Italian tongano, tongano
  • tonganoAustronesian language
  • tonganoperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganaperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganoof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Japanese トンガ語, トンガ人
  • トンガ語 (Tonga-go)Austronesian language
  • トンガ人 (Tonga-jin)person from Tonga or of Tongan descent
Korean 통가어, 통가인
  • 통가어 (tongga'eo)Austronesian language
  • 통가인 (tonggain)person from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • 통가 사람 (tongga saram)person from Tonga or of Tongan descent
Norwegian Bokmål tongansk, tonganer
  • tonganskAustronesian language
  • tonganerperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganskof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Polish Tongijczyk, Tongijka
  • Tongijczykperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • Tongijkaperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tongijskiof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Portuguese tonga, tonganês
  • tongaAustronesian language
  • tonganêsAustronesian language
  • tonganêsperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganêsof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Romanian tongană, tongaleză
  • tonganăAustronesian language
  • tongalezăAustronesian language
  • tonganperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganăperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
  • tongalezof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Russian тонга́нский, тонга́нец
  • тонга́нский (tongánskij)Austronesian language
  • тонга́нец (tongánec)person from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • тонга́нка (tongánka)person from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • тонга́нский (tongánskij)of, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Spanish tongano, tongano
  • tonganoAustronesian language
  • tonganoperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganaperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganoof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Swedish tonganska, tongan
  • tonganskaAustronesian language
  • tonganperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent
  • tonganskof, from, or pertaining to Tonga, Tongans or their language
Turkish Tongalı
  • Tongalıperson from Tonga or of Tongan descent

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tongan

longan
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Anagrams

gantontonnag
Cite this entry
APA

Tongan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tongan

MLA

“Tongan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tongan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tongan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tongan.

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