Definition of "Tonga"

Tonga¹

/ˈtɒŋ.ə/

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

Tonga²

/ˈtɒŋ.ə/

proper noun
1. A Bantu language, in the Nyasa branch, spoken in Malawi.

Tonga³

/ˈtɒŋ.ə/

proper noun
1. A Bantu language, in the Botatwe branch, spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  Quotations
  Enela cleared their way through the throng, speaking in Tonga, a heavy language that freighted the air with ceremony.
  2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth

Tonga⁴

/ˈtɒŋ.ə/

proper noun
1. A Bantu language spoken in Mozambique.

Tonga⁵

/ˈtɒŋ.ə/

proper noun
plural Tongas
1. A surname.

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