The Tongan Alphabet

Motuʼaleá Faka Tonga

• 17 letters in the Tongan alphabet.
  5 vowels; a-e-i-o-u
• 12 consonants; f-h-k-l-m-n-ng-p-s-t-v- ‘
• ‘ Faka’ua (glottal stop) is considered a consonant and the last letter in the Tongan alphabet