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Language code: to

Technical information about ISO 639 language code to

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The table below provides technical details for the Tonga language, designated by the to code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

to

Name

Official

Tonga

Native

Faka Tonga

Family
Oceanic
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
TongatapuHa‘apaiVava‘uNiuatoputapu
Related languages
NiueanSamoanTokelauanWallisian (ʻUvean)Tuvaluan
Key facts
Forms the Tongic subgroup of Polynesian together with NiueanPronoun system marks singular, dual and plural as well as inclusive vs. exclusivePossession is classified with ‘a’ vs. ‘o’ markers depending on control over the possessed itemThe glottal stop (ʻ) is treated as a full consonant in writing and speechClassical dance-chant genre ‘lakalaka’ preserves formal, archaic Tongan vocabulary.
Sample phrase

Mālō e lelei, fēfē hake?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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Tongan belongs to the Austronesian language family, more specifically to the Oceanic subgroup. It is one of the official languages of Tonga and is written using the Latin script. It is estimated that there are around 150,000 speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

Tonga

106K

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Tonga speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

to-TO – Tonga (Tonga)

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