Tonga

== English == === Pronunciation === (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈtɒŋ.ə/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɒŋ.ə/, /ˈtɒŋ.ɡə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtɔŋ.ɡə/, /ˈtoʊŋ.ə/ Rhymes: -ɒŋə, Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə, Rhymes: -əʊŋə === Etymology 1 === From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”). ==== Proper noun ==== Tonga A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa. ===== Derived terms ===== Tonga Trench ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Countries of the world === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Tonga A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi. Synonym: Chitonga === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Tonga A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Synonyms: Chitonga, Zambezi === Etymology 4 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Tonga A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique. Synonym: Gitonga === Etymology 5 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Tonga (plural Tongas) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonga is the 38332nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Tonga is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (74.57%) and White (10.9%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tonga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Etymology 6 === ==== Proper noun ==== Tonga A barangay of Balud, Masbate, Philippines. Coordinate terms: Baybay, Bongcanaway, Calumpang, Cantil, Casamongan, Danao, Dao, Guinbanwahan, Ilaya, Jangan, Jintotolo, Mabuhay, Mapili, Mapitogo, Pajo, Palane, Panguiranan, Panubigan, Poblacion, Pulanduta, Quinayangan Diotay, Quinayangan Tonga, Salvacion, Sampad, San Andres, San Antonio, Sapatos, Talisay, Tonga, Ubo, Victory, Villa Alvarez — barangays of Balud === Anagrams === Atong, on tag, tag on, tango == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania; capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa) ==== Related terms ==== Tongaan Tongaans == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtoŋ.ɡə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈtoŋ.ɡa] === Proper noun === Tonga f Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== tongalès == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtoŋɡa] === Proper noun === Tonga f (relational adjective tonžský or tongský, demonym Tonžan) Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tonganer tongansk == Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoːn.ɡaː/ Hyphenation: Ton‧ga === Proper noun === Tonga n Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== Tongaan m / Tongaanse f Tongaans == Faroese == === Etymology === From Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔŋka/ === Proper noun === Tonga n Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Tongan Tonga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtoŋːɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞ŋːɑ̝] Rhymes: -oŋːɑ Syllabification(key): Ton‧ga Hyphenation(key): Ton‧ga === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === tango, togan == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tonga n (proper noun, genitive Tongas or (optionally with an article) Tonga) Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== Tongaer tongaisch == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtoŋɡɒ] Hyphenation: Ton‧ga Rhymes: -ɡɒ === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania; official name: Tongai Királyság) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tongai === See also === == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔn.ɡa/ Rhymes: -ɔnɡa Hyphenation: Tòn‧ga === Proper noun === Tonga f pl (plural only) Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== tongano === Anagrams === tango == Japanese == === Romanization === Tonga Rōmaji transcription of トンガ == Latin == === Proper noun === Tonga f sg (genitive Tongae); first declension (New Latin) Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Tongan Tonga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtɔŋɡɐ] Hyphenation: Ton‧ga === Proper noun === Tònga f (uncountable, relational adjective tongiẽtiškas, demonym tongiẽtis, female demonym tongiẽtė) stress pattern 1 Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania; official name: Tòngos Karalỹstė) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Tonga” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia] == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tonganer tongansk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tongan, tonganar tongansk == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔŋ.ɡa/ Rhymes: -ɔŋɡa Syllabification: Ton‧ga === Proper noun === Tonga n (indeclinable, related adjective tongijski) Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === Tonga in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ton‧ga === Proper noun === Tonga f Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Usage notes ==== Tonga is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal. ==== Derived terms ==== tonganês == Rarotongan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Tongan Tonga. === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) === References === “Tonga”, in Dictionary of Cook Islands Languages, 2016–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtonɡa/ [ˈt̪õŋ.ɡa] Rhymes: -onɡa Syllabification: Ton‧ga === Proper noun === Tonga ? Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) === Anagrams === tango == Swedish == === Proper noun === Tonga n (genitive Tongas) Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Related terms ==== tongan tongansk tonganska ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Tonga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH == Tongan == === Etymology === From Samoan toga (“southern”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /to.ŋa/ === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) == Turkish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Tonga Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Tongalı === See also === == Welsh == === Proper noun === Tonga f Tonga (a country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania) ==== Coordinate terms ====