Tongan

/ˈtɑŋgən/
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Other forms: Tongans

Definitions of Tongan
  1. adjective
    of or relating to the island monarchy of Tonga or its people
    “Tongan beaches”
  2. noun
    a Polynesian native or inhabitant of Tonga
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    type of:
    Polynesian
    a native or inhabitant of Polynesia
  3. noun
    the Polynesian language spoken by the Tongan people
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    type of:
    Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian
    the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific
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