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Tongan Language

Tongan Language is a Polynesian language belonging to the Austronesian language family, distinguished by its unique phonological, lexical, and grammatical features that encode Tongan cultural knowledge, social hierarchy, and oral traditions within the academic domain of Tongan Studies.

51

Publications

1.7K

Citations

76

Authors

36

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6

Variants

Lea Faka-tonga

Parents

Publications

51

Why Tongan does it differently: Categorial distinctions in a language without nouns and verbs

Jürgen Broschart · Linguistic Typology · 1997 · 278 citations

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Tonga, Lapita Pottery, and Polynesian Origins

L. M. Groube · Journal of the Polynesian Society · 1971 · 147 citations

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Rethinking Polynesians origins: A West‐Polynesia Triple‐I Model

David Addison, Elizabeth Matisoo‐Smith · Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania · 2010 · 74 citations

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Concepts of learning, knowledge and wisdom in Tonga, and their relevance to modern education

Konai Helu Thaman · Prospects · 1995 · 71 citations

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The Phonetics and Phonology of "Definitive Accent" in Tongan

Victoria B. Anderson, Yuko Otsuka · Oceanic Linguistics · 2006 · 71 citations

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Authors

76

  1. LM
    Linitā Manu‘atu

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

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  2. YO
    Yuko Otsuka

    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

    2 publications · 91 citations

    2

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  3. SN
    Shumirai Nyota

    Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe

    1 publications · 13 citations

    1

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  4. CF
    Charles F. Urbanowicz

    1 publications · 11 citations

    1

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  5. ID
    Isidore Dyen

    Yale University, United States

    1 publications · 49 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

36

  1. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    218 citations

  2. Victoria University of Wellington

    Wellington, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    87 citations

  3. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    100 citations

  4. University of South Africa

    Pretoria, South Africa

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  5. University of French Polynesia

    Punaauia, French Polynesia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  6. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  7. Starship Children's Health

    Auckland, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. Swinburne University of Technology

    Melbourne, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network

    4 publications · 64 citations

    4

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  2. Oceanic Linguistics

    4 publications · 121 citations

    4

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  3. 2

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  4. Journal of the Polynesian Society

    JPS · 2 publications · 157 citations

    2

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  5. Journal of Pacific History

    2 publications · 25 citations

    2

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