tonga

/ˈtɒŋ.ə/

name 6noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

heavy, live, new, unique, volcanic

VERB + TONGA

shouted, speaking

TONGA + NOUN

-, guinea, language, papua, polynesia

PREP.

among, in, in

ADV.

reasonably

Definitions

name

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

name

A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.

name

A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Enela cleared their way through the throng, speaking in Tonga, a heavy language that freighted the air with ceremony.

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Enela cleared their way through the throng, speaking in Tonga, a heavy language that freighted the air with ceremony.

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Coming up along the Cart-Road a tonga passed me, and my pony, tired with standing so long, set off at a canter.

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When his tyre went flat, he leapt off and shouted for a tonga.

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The Muslim ladies who earlier moved out in covered palanquins, dolis and muhafas or completely veiled coaches and victorias are now obliged to go about in tongas, rikshaws and buses leaving aside the

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Volcanic eruptions in Tonga have created a new island.

Tatoeba · #3773058

I live in Tonga.

Tatoeba · #4606517

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