トンガ語

トンガ語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
語
ご Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) トンガご [tòńgágó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [tõ̞ŋɡa̠ɡo̞]

Etymology 1

Compound of トンガ (“Tonga”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”),[2] with Tonga ultimately from Tongan Tonga.

Proper noun

トンガ語(ご) • (Tonga-go) 

1. the Austronesian Tongan language

Etymology 2

Compound of トンガ (“Tonga”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”), with Tonga ultimately from a Bantu root.

Proper noun

トンガ語(ご) • (Tonga-go) 

1. any of several related Bantu languages sharing the same Tonga label:
   1. the Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)
   2. the Tonga (Nyasa) language, spoken in Malawi
   3. the Guitonga language (Mozambique)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan