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トンガ語

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Kanji in this term
語
ご
Grade: 2
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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トンガ語(ご) • (Tonga-go) 

  1. the Austronesian Tongan language

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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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

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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