Tonga (/ˈtɒŋə/ TONG-ə, /ˈtɒŋɡə/ TONG-gə; Tongan: [ˈtoŋa]), officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country...
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The Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe (also called 'Batonga') are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Zambia and neighbouring northern Zimbabwe, and to...
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Tonga or tonga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tonga is a Pacific Island nation whose people are known as Tongans. Tonga may also refer to: Tonga...
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outside of Tonga, mostly in New Zealand, the United States, and Australia. 82,389 New Zealanders identified themselves as being of Tongan ethnicity with 22...
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at this period becomes Samoan in orientation as the Tuʻi Tonga kings themselves became ethnic Samoans who married Samoan women and resided in Samoa. Kauʻulufonua's...
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Tonga (Chitonga), also known as Zambezi, is a Bantu language primarily spoken by the Tonga people (Bantu Batonga) who live mainly in the Southern province...
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The Tonga (also called Atonga, Lake Shore Tonga or Nyasa Tonga) are an ethnic group living in northern Malawi on the shores of Lake Malawi in Nkhata Bay...
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Jonah from Tonga (Tongan: Siōnā pe Tonga) is an Australian television mockumentary sitcom miniseries that is written by and starring comedian Chris Lilley...
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The history of Tonga is recorded since the ninth century BC, when seafarers associated with the Lapita diaspora first settled the islands which now make...
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The Tuʻi Tonga is a line of Tongan kings, which originated in the tenth century with the mythical ʻAhoʻeitu, and withdrew from political power in the...
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Chinese ethnicity, and marks a sharp increase from the 1996 census, which recorded only 55 persons on Chinese ethnicity living in Tonga. Chinese in Tonga and...
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home remittances to family members (often aged) who prefer to remain in Tonga. Tongans themselves often have to operate in two different contexts, which...
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foreign nation. It establishes equal law for all citizens of Tonga despite their class or ethnicity. The constitution provides the freedoms of worship, press...
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Fijians (redirect from Ethnic Fijian)
including Rotuma, as well as settling in other nearby islands such as Tonga and Samoa. They are indigenous to all parts of Fiji except the island of...
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Tongatapu (redirect from Kolofoou, Tonga)
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name...
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list of contemporary ethnic groups. There has been constant debate over the classification of ethnic groups. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be associated...
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Tonga (native name Chitonga) is a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Nkhata Bay District of Malawi. The number of speakers is estimated to be 170,000...
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(2007-11-05), "LDS Tonga Temple rededicated", Deseret Morning News, retrieved 2012-10-07 "Utah's People of Color; Significant Events in the Ethnic Communities...
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ʻEua (redirect from Eua (Tonga))
ʻEua [ʔe.ˈu.a] is an island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is close to Tongatapu, but forms a separate administrative division. It has an area of 87.44 km2...
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This is a list of ethnic enclaves in various countries of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds to the native population. An ethnic enclave in this...
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The racial and ethnic demographics of the United States have changed dramatically throughout its history. During the American colonial period, British...
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Tongan Australians (category "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation)
Tongan Australians (Tongan: kau ʻAositelēlia Tonga) are Australians who are of ethnic Tongan descent or Tongans who hold Australian citizenship. According...
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Malawi (redirect from Ethnic groups in Malawi)
population is made up of the Chewa, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, and Ngonde native ethnic groups, as well as populations of Chinese and Europeans...
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Polynesians (category "Related ethnic groups" needing confirmation)
inhabit independent Polynesian nation-states (Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands, Tonga, and Tuvalu) or form minorities in countries such as Australia, Chile (Easter...
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virtue of geography or class of monarchy: Tonga, Eswatini, Lesotho and Vatican City. Of these, Lesotho and Tonga are constitutional monarchies, while Eswatini...
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Pacific Islander (category Ethnic groups in Oceania)
Tongans (Tonga), Wallisians, and Futunans (Wallis and Futuna). The term Pasifika was first used in New Zealand to designate the non-indigenous ethnic groups...
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This is a list of ethnic riots by country, and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also...
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An ethnic flag is a flag that symbolizes a certain ethnic group. Ethnic flags are often introduced to the ethnic community through the respective cultural...
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Demographics of Zimbabwe (redirect from Ethnic groups in Zimbabwe)
Demographic features of the population of Zimbabwe include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations...
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Fiji (redirect from Ethnic groups in Fiji)
Europeans made contact with Fiji. In the 10th century, the Tu'i Tonga Empire was established in Tonga, and Fiji came within its sphere of influence. The Tongan...
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