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Language code: ton

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ton

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The table below provides technical details for the Tonga (Tonga Islands) language, designated by the ton code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

ton

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

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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.

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