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[[Tongan language|Tongan]] is the official language, along with English. Tongan is a [[Polynesian language]] of the Tongic branch so is closely related to other languages of the Tongic branch, those being: [[Niuean language|Niuean]] and [[Niuafo'ou language|Niuafoʻouan]]. Tongan is more distantly related to other Polynesian languages such as [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]], [[Samoan language|Samoan]], [[Māori language|Māori]], and [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/tonga-population|title=Tonga Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)|website=worldpopulationreview.com|access-date= |
[[Tongan language|Tongan]] is the official language, along with English. Tongan is a [[Polynesian language]] of the Tongic branch so is closely related to other languages of the Tongic branch, those being: [[Niuean language|Niuean]] and [[Niuafo'ou language|Niuafoʻouan]]. Tongan is more distantly related to other Polynesian languages such as [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]], [[Samoan language|Samoan]], [[Māori language|Māori]], and [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]], among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/tonga-population|title=Tonga Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)|website=worldpopulationreview.com|access-date=30 November 2024|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028164659/https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/tonga-population|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:58, 1 December 2024
 Tongans gathered for a kava ceremony | |
| Total population | |
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| c. 101,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Tonga | |
| Languages | |
| Tongan, English | |
| Religion | |
| Methodism, Catholicism, Mormonism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Polynesians |
Tongans or Tongan people are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
Tongans represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of Tonga. The rest are European (the majority are British), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders. There also are several hundred Chinese. Almost two-thirds of the population live on its main island, Tongatapu. Although an increasing number of Tongans have moved into the only urban and commercial center, Nukuʻalofa, where European and Indigenous cultural and living patterns have blended, village life and kinship ties continue to be important throughout the country. Everyday life is heavily influenced by Polynesian traditions and especially by the Christian faith; for example, all commerce and entertainment activities cease from midnight Saturday until midnight Sunday, and the constitution declares the Sabbath to be sacred, forever. Other important Christian denominations include Methodists (Free Wesleyan) and Catholics, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1]
Language
Tongan is the official language, along with English. Tongan is a Polynesian language of the Tongic branch so is closely related to other languages of the Tongic branch, those being: Niuean and Niuafoʻouan. Tongan is more distantly related to other Polynesian languages such as Hawaiian, Samoan, Māori, and Tahitian, among others.[2]
References
- ^ "Tonga page from CIA factbook". 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Tonga Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)". worldpopulationreview.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.