Tongans
Friendly Islands natives
Tongans are the indigenous Polynesian people of Tonga, an archipelago nation in the South Pacific.
The term also refers to citizens of Tonga regardless of ethnicity.
Tongan culture emphasizes respect, family, and Christianity, with traditional practices including distinctive music, dance, and tapa cloth making.
Many Tongans have emigrated to New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.
Sedative Pacific Island drink
- tapaSpanish appetizer portion
- songMusical piece with words
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
tradition · ceremony · funeral · wedding · Christianity · Methodism · church · hymns
Monarch's ruled territory
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
flag · national · sovereign · government · parliament · nobles · commoners · overseas
Of Pacific island peoples
- Pacific IslanderNative of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
diaspora · Oceanian · Melanesian · Samoan · Fijian · Maori · Hawaiian · ethnic
Team sport with scrums
- NFLPro football organization
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- athletesSports competitors
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
union · physicality · strength · football · gridiron · wrestling · powerlifting · Olympic
Of the throat opening
- vowelsLetters with unblocked airflow
- OceanicOf the Pacific islands
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
alphabet · pronunciation · dialect · oral · proverbs · storytelling · chanting · honorifics
kava
Sedative Pacific Island drink
feast · tradition · ceremony · funeral · wedding · Christianity · Methodism · church · hymns · respect
kingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
constitution · flag · national · sovereign · government · parliament · nobles · commoners · overseas · expatriate
Polynesian
Of Pacific island peoples
- Pacific IslanderNative of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · diaspora · Oceanian · Melanesian · Samoan · Fijian · Maori · Hawaiian · ethnic · community
rugby
Team sport with scrums
league · union · physicality · strength · football · gridiron · wrestling · powerlifting · Olympic · shot put
glottal
Of the throat opening
English · alphabet · pronunciation · dialect · oral · proverbs · storytelling · chanting · honorifics · royal speech
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- seafaring peoplessailors, navigators, Vikings, fishermen, Polynesians
- Coastal PeoplesHaida, Aleut, Inuit, Salish, Squamish
- Hawaii demographicsNative Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, population density, population growth, ethnic diversity
- Indigenous PeoplesAboriginal, First Nations, Aboriginals, Native Americans, Inuit