tonganês

Portuguese

Etymology

From Tonga +‎ -n- +‎ -ês.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tõ.ɡaˈne(j)s/ [tõ.ɡaˈne(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tõ.ɡaˈne(j)s/ [tõ.ɡaˈne(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tõ.ɡaˈne(j)ʃ/ [tõ.ɡaˈne(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tõ.ɡɐˈneʃ/

• Rhymes: -eʃ
• Hyphenation: ton‧ga‧nês

Adjective

tonganês (feminine tonganesa, masculine plural tonganeses, feminine plural tonganesas)

1. Tongan (of or relating to Tonga)

Noun

tonganês m (plural tonganeses, feminine tonganesa, feminine plural tonganesas)

1. Tongan (person from Tonga)
2. Tongan (Austronesian language spoken in Tonga)

   Synonym: tonga

Further reading

• “tonganês”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “tonganês”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025