tongien
French, noun/tɔ̃.ʒjɛ̃/
tongien is a French masculine noun meaning “Tongan (language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Langue polynésienne parlée dans les îles Tonga”.
What does tongien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Tongan
noun
- 1
masculineTongan (language)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux îles Tonga, à leurs habitants ou à leur culture. 2. Relatif au tongien, la langue polynésienne.
noun: 1. Langue polynésienne parlée dans les îles Tonga.
noun: 1. Habitant ou originaire des Tonga.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tongien
- tongienne feminine
- tongiens masculine plural
- tongiennes feminine plural
- tonguien alternative
- Tongiens plural
- Tongienne feminine
- Tonguien
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tongien?
- /tɔ̃.ʒjɛ̃/
- /tɔ̃.ɡjɛ̃/
- \tɔ̃.ʒjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tongien
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tongien in French?
tongien appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).