TONGA

[Polynesian] 1. The Polynesian South-West Wind. It was the fourth and last of the winds to be brought under control by Maui. 2. "South". The name of the Tonga group of islands which forms the southern segment of central Polynesia. It is traditionally related that the Maori sailed from Tonga to New Zealand, following the planet Venus. The Tongan language is a very old form of Polynesian. 3. The name of the first woman on Tonga, according to Samoan myth.