I. ˈtäŋ(g)ən, ˈtȯŋ- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Tonga islands, southwest central Pacific ocean + English -an
1. : a member of a Polynesian people native to the Tonga islands of the southwest Pacific
2. : the Polynesian language of the Tongans
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to the Tonga islands or the Tongans or their language