Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

is a Pacific Island nation whose people are known as Tongans. Tonga may also refer to:

Ethnic groups

Tonga people (Zambia and Zimbabwe) The Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe (also called 'Batonga') are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Zambia and neighbouring northern Zimbabwe, and to a lesser extent, in Mozambique. They are related to the Batoka who are part of the Tokaleya pe ...

Tonga people (Malawi) The Tonga (also called ''Batonga, Lake Shore Tonga'' or ''Nyasa Tonga'') are an ethnic group living in northern Malawi on the shores of Lake Malawi in Nkhata Bay and northern part of Nkhotakota. Their language and Tonga people of Zambia and Zimba ...

Languages

Tongan language Tongan (English pronunciation: or ; ') is an Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch native to the island nation of Tonga. It has around 187,000 speakers. It uses the word order verb–subject–object. Related languages Tongan is one ...

, or Tonga, a Polynesian language spoken in Tonga in the South Pacific *

Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe) Tonga (''Chitonga''), also known as ''Zambezi'', is a Bantu language primarily spoken by the Tonga people (''Batonga'') who live mainly in the Southern province, Lusaka province Central Province and Western province of Zambia, and in northern Z ...

, or Chitonga, a Bantu language spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe * Tonga language (Mozambique), or Gitonga, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique *

Tonga language (Malawi) Tonga (native name Chitonga) is a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Nkhata Bay District of Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that w ...

, or Chitonga, a Bantu language spoken in Malawi *

Ten'edn Ten'edn, also known as Mos in Thailand and Tonga-Mos or just Tonga in some literature, is an aboriginal Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Maniq The Maniq or Mani are an ethnic group of Thailand. They are more widely known in Thailand as the ...

, also known as Tonga or Mos, a Mon-Khmer language spoken in Thailand and Malaysia

Places

Kingdom of Tonga (1900–1970) The Kingdom of Tonga was a protected state of the United Kingdom from 1900 to 1970, when its protectorate status was removed. History Tonga became a British protected state under a Treaty of Friendship on 18 May 1900, when European settlers an ...

, protected state of the United Kingdom *

Tonga, Cameroon Tonga, Cameroon is a town and commune in Cameroon. Geography The Tonga sub-division has three major village groups: Badoumga (Banounga), Baloua and Babitchoua. Its area is with a population of 15000. The capital of this subdivision is Tonga Town, ...

, a town and commune in Ouest region * Tonga River, Fiji *

Tonga Island Tonga Island is a small (0.15 km2) island in Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It lies within the Abel Tasman National Park, about off Onetahuti Beach. The island has a flourishing fur ...

, New Zealand *

Tonga, Mpumalanga Tonga is a town in Ehlanzeni District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south ...

, South Africa, a town *Tonga, southern Sudan, a village that housed a Catholic mission station; see Shilluk people *

Tonga (Tuvalu) Tonga is a village on Nanumanga island in Tuvalu. Demographics Tonga's population is 236, making it the second most populous village on Nanumanga. It is the main village of the island of Nanumanga. The only other village on the island is Tokelau ...

, a village on the island of Nanumanga, Tuvalu * Tonga Plate, a small tectonic plate in the southwest Pacific Ocean * Tonga Trench, an oceanic trench in the south Pacific Ocean

Polynesian mythology

*the southwest wind, the last wind to be reined in by Māui *the name of the first woman in Tonga

Other uses

Tonga (name) Tonga as a given name or surname may refer to: *Tonga Fifita (born 1959), semi-retired professional wrestler * Tonga Lea'aetoa (born 1977), New Zealand-Tongan rugby union player * Tonga Mahuta (c. 1897 – 1947), New Zealand tribal leader * Lord T ...

, a list of those with Tonga as either a given name or surname *A version of Intel's

Pentium II The Pentium II brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture (" P6") and x86-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997. Containing 7.5 million transistors (27.4 million in the case of the mobile Dixon with 256 KB ...

microprocessor designed for laptops * Operation Tonga, an airborne operation during the World War II Battle of Normandy *

Tonga Cup The Tonga Cup is Tonga's men's football domestic cup held annually. The current titleholders are Ngeleʻia FC. Previous winners They are: *1981: Ngele'ia FC *1982: Ngele'ia FC *1983: Ngele'ia FC *1984: Veitongo FC *1985: Ng ...

, Tonga's premier knockout football tournament * Tanga (carriage) or Tonga, a horse-drawn carriage in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh *Tonga, codename of AMD Radeon GPUs; see R9 285/ 380/380X

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Polynesian mythology

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