Tongan language group
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The Tongan language group is a subgroup of Polynesian languages within the Austronesian family, centered on the Tongan language and closely related varieties spoken in and around Tonga.
Aliases (1)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language group
→
subgroup of Polynesian languages → |
| hasBranch |
Tongic languages
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| hasCoreLanguage |
Tongan language
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| hasCulturalAssociation |
Polynesian navigation traditions
→
Tongan culture → |
| hasDominantReligionContext |
Christianity in Tonga
→
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| hasGlottocode |
tong1325
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|
| hasISO639-3Code |
ton
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|
| hasLanguageFamily |
Austronesian languages
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|
| hasLinguisticFeature |
T–V distinction in pronouns and honorifics
→
VSO basic word order → extensive use of reduplication → inclusive–exclusive distinction in first person plural pronouns → phonemic vowel length → rich system of possessive markers → |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Niuafoʻou language
→
Niuatoputapu variety → Tongan dialects → Tongan language → |
| hasMorphosyntacticType |
moderately analytic
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|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive glottal stop
→
simple consonant inventory compared to many other language families → |
| hasPrimaryRegion |
Tonga
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|
| hasRegion |
Polynesia
→
South Pacific Ocean → |
| hasRelatedGroup |
Nuclear Polynesian languages
→
Samoic language group → |
| hasScriptOrigin |
Latin alphabet introduced by Christian missionaries
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|
| hasSociolinguisticStatus |
includes a national language of Tonga
→
|
| hasStandardLanguage |
Standard Tongan
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|
| hasSubfamily |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
→
Oceanic languages → Polynesian languages → |
| hasUsageDomain |
Tongan media and broadcasting
→
daily communication in Tonga → education in Tonga → religious services in Tonga → |
| hasWordOrderType |
verb–subject–object
→
|
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
| isSpokenIn |
Kingdom of Tonga
→
Niuafoʻou Island → Niuatoputapu Island → Tongan diaspora communities → |
| partOf |
Austronesian languages
→
|
| subclassOf |
Polynesian languages
→
|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Tongan language group
("Tongan language")
→
|
hasMemberLanguage |
|
Central Pacific languages
("Tongan language")
→
|
hasNotableLanguage |
|
Austronesian languages
→
|
hasSubfamily |
|
Pacific peoples
("Tongan language")
→
|
languageCommunity |