Tongan

//ˈtɒŋən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga. uncountable
  2. 2
    the Polynesian language spoken by the Tongan people wordnet
  3. 3
    A person from Tonga or of Tongan descent. countable
  4. 4
    a Polynesian native or inhabitant of Tonga wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Tonga, the Tongan people or the Tongan language. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the island monarchy of Tonga or its people wordnet

Etymology

From Tonga + -an.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.