The Tongan Alphabet

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

 

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Mother, Teacher, Storyteller. Bilingual journey. Nurturing one's own Tongan roots, One word at a time.

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