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Tongan Society at the Time of Captain Cook's Visits: Discussions with Her Majesty Queen Salote Tupou. Honolulu: Univ Of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0864-8. OCLC 234297388. Campbell, Ian Christopher; Coxon, Eve; Helu, 'I. Futa (2005). Polynesian Paradox: Essays in Honour of Professor 'I. Futa Helu. Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies.
Tongans or Tongan people are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Tongans represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of Tonga. The rest are European (the majority are British ), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders .
Historical analysis places its creation around 1200 AD, under Tuʻitātui, the eleventh Tuʻi Tonga (King of Tonga) and his high chief Loʻau, most likely as a gateway to Heketā, or the royal compound. It was built in honor of the king's two sons, who are represented by the two upright stones, and their bond represented by the lintel stone on top.
Social history of Tonga (4 C) Human rights in Tonga (2 C, 4 P) L. ... Pages in category "Society of Tonga" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Tongan people by descent (4 C) Tongan people by occupation (26 C) Tongan people by religion (2 C) + Tongan LGBTQ people (1 C, 2 P) Tongan men (1 C) Tongan women (2 C ...
Kefu moved from Tonga to the U.S. in 2019 after getting married to a Tongan who lived near San Francisco. Eleven months ago, she had a son, and because of the pandemic, her family hasn’t gotten ...
Tongan kava ceremonies are a variety of ceremonies involving the kava plant that play an integral part of Tongan society and governance.They play a role in strengthening cultural values and principles, solidifying traditional ideals of duty and reciprocity, reaffirming societal structures, and entrenching the practice of pukepuke fonua (lit. "tightly holding onto the land"), a Tongan cultural ...
The eruption affected the kingdom heavily, cutting off most communications [27] and killing four people in Tonga. [28] In Peru, two women drowned due to abnormal tsunami waves. [29] It took around five weeks to repair a submarine fiber optic cable used in the Tonga Cable System for internet and telephone connectivity. [30]