Language code: ton
Technical information about ISO 639 language code ton
Documentation
- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and Statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- FAQ
The table below provides technical details for the Tonga (Tonga Islands) language, designated by the ton code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Tonga (Tonga Islands) Native Faka Tonga |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | TongatapuVava'uHa'apai'EuaNiuatoputapu |
| Related languages | NiueanWallisianSamoanTokelauanFutunan |
| Key facts | Uses only 16 basic letters plus the glottal stop ʻokina and macron for long vowelsPossesses three speech levels—common, polite, and regal—reflecting traditional rankDefault clause order is Verb–Subject–Object, atypical for Polynesian tonguesReduplication is productive, marking intensity, plurality, or repetitionOral art forms such as lakalaka retain archaic vocabulary and structures. |
| Sample phrase | Mālō e lelei, fēfē hake? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Tonga (Tonga Islands) language, identified by the code ton, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
Previous: Language Code List
Read next: Language Plural Rules
Tired of manually editing translation files?
Our platform streamlines software localization for you.
Documentation
- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and Statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- FAQ
Resources
- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ
Copyrights 2025 © Localizely