Tongan is a member of the Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages spoken by about 95,000 people mainly in Tonga. It is also spoken in American Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Niue, the USA and Vanuatu. It closely related to Niue, Wallisian and Samoan.
Tongan was first written by missionaries in the early 19th century using a number of different spelling systems. The current system was promulgated by the Privy Council of Tonga in 1943.
Ko e kotoa 'o ha'a tangata 'oku fanau'i mai 'oku tau'ataina pea tatau 'i he ngeia mo e ngaahi totonu. Na'e fakanaunau'i kinautolu 'aki 'a e 'atamai mo e konisenisi pea 'oku totonu ke nau feohi 'i he laumalie 'o e nofo fakatautehina.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Information about Tongan | Useful phrases in Tongan | Tower of Babel in Tongan
Information about Tongan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongan_language
Online Tongan lessons
http://www.unilang.org/course.php?res=81
http://www.digitaldialects.com/Tongan.htm
Tongan phrases
http://www.aquariumcafevavau.com/tonganphrases.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294141-s604/Tonga:Important.Phrases.html
http://www.tongaturismo.info/dizionar.htm
http://www.mightyverse.com/en/languages/Tongan
Online Tongan dictionary
http://www.tongantranslator.com
News from Tonga (in Tongan and English)
http://www.planet-tonga.com
Online Tongan Radio
http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/tongan/
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/audio.php
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