How to count in Tongan (Faka-Tonga), a Polynesian language spoken mainly on the island of Tonga in the Pacfic.
For double digits there are full-style numbers and telephone-style numbers. The telephone-style numbers are shorter and simpler, for example 11 is hongofulu ma taha in the full-style, and taha-taha in the telephone style.
The numbers are sometimes written as one word. Sometimes the parts are separated by a hyphen or a space.
If any of the numbers are links, you can hear a recording by clicking on them. If you can provide recordings, please contact me.
| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | noa [no.a] | |
| 1 | taha [ta.ha] | fua, fuofua |
| 2 | ua [u.a] | sekoni |
| 3 | tolu [to.lu] | |
| 4 | fā [faː] | |
| 5 | nima [ni.ma] | |
| 6 | ono [o.no] | |
| 7 | fitu [fi.tu] | |
| 8 | valu [va.lu] | |
| 9 | hiva [hi.va] | |
| 10 | hongofulu [ho.ŋo.fu.lu] | |
| 11 | hongofulu mā taha taha-taha |
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| 12 | hongofulu mā ua taha-ua |
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| 13 | hongofulu mā tolu taha-tolu |
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| 14 | hongofulu mā fā taha-fā |
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| 15 | hongofulu mā nima taha-nima |
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| 16 | hongofulu mā ono taha-ono |
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| 17 | hongofulu mā fitu taha-fitu |
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| 18 | hongofulu mā valu taha-valu |
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| 19 | hongofulu mā hiva taha-hiva |
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| 20 | ungofulu / uofulu [u.o.fu.lu] ua-noa |
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| 21 | ungofulu mā taha ua-taha |
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| 22 | ungofulu mā ua uo-ua |
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| 23 | ungofulu mā tolu ua-tolu |
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| 24 | ungofulu mā fā ua-fā |
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| 25 | ungofulu mā nima ua-nima |
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| 26 | ungofulu mā ono ua-ono |
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| 27 | ungofulu mā fitu ua-fitu |
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| 28 | ungofulu mā ua-valu |
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| 29 | ungofulu mā hiva ua-hiva |
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| 30 | tolungofulu [to.lu.ŋo.fu.lu] tolu-noa |
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| 40 | fāgofulu fā-noa |
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| 50 | limagofulu nima-noa |
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| 60 | onongofulu ono-noa |
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| 70 | fitungofulu fitu-noa |
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| 80 | valungofulu valu-noa |
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| 90 | hivangofulu hiva-noa |
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| 100 | teau taha-noa-noa |
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| 1,000 | taha-afe | |
| 10,000 | mano | |
| 100,000 | kilu | |
| 1,000,000 | miliona |
Hear some Tongan numbers:
Information about counting in Tongann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongan_language#Numerals
https://letslearntongan.com/tag/tongan-numbers/
https://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-tongan-telephone-style/en/ton-mod/
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