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 currect 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)
Tongan Language Made Easy / Ako E Lea Faka-Tonga
http://loseli.tripod.com/tasks.html
Tefua-'a-Vaka-Lautala - an online Tongan language journal
http://www.planet-tonga.com/language_journal/
Online Tongan dictionary
http://www.tongantranslator.com
News from Tonga (in Tongan and English)
http://www.planet-tonga.com
Online Tongan Radio
http://www9.sbs.com.au/radio/language.php?page=info&language;=Tongan
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/audio.php
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