Reo Tonga

Ko te reo Tonga (e lea faka-Tongá) te reo māori o Tonga. 187 mano ngā kaikōrero māori. He reo Poronīhia te reo Tonga.

Kīanga

Mālō e lelei	Kia ora
Fēfē hake?	Kei te pēhea koe?
Sai pē	Kei te pai
ʻIo	Āe
ʻIkai	Kāo
Fakamolemole	Mō taku hē
Kātaki	Tēnā koa
Mālō	Ngā mihi
ʻAlu ā, ē.	Haere rā.
Nofo ā, ē.	E noho rā.

Pūnaha tātaki kupu

17 ngā reta o te arapū Tonga. Ka whakaaturia ngā reta me ngā oro ki Te Arapū Oromotu Tāwāhi.

Arapū

Reta	A	E	F	H	I	K	L	M	N	NG	O	P	S	T	U	V	ʻ
Oro	/a/	/e/	/f/	/h/	/i/	/k/	/l/	/m/	/n/	/ŋ/	/o/	/p/	/s/	/t/	/u/	/v/	/ʔ/

Ka tuhia ngā oropuare roa ki ngā tohutō.

Ka taea te nuku te hā o te kupu ki te whakamutunga. Ka tuhia te <´> ki te oropuare. Hei tauira, <Tongá>

Oromotu

Orokati

	Ngutu	Niho	Takamuri	Korokoro
Whakamutu	p	t	k	ʔ
Iho	m	n	ŋ
Tiotio	f v	s		h
Tata		l

Oropuare

	Takamua	Takamuri
Tata	i iː	u uː
Waenga	e eː	o oː
Tuwhera	a aː

Wetereo

Tūkapi

		Takitahi	Takirua	Takitini
Kiritūnei	Kauawhi		kitaua	kitautolu
	Kaupare	au	kimaua	kimautolu
Kiritūnā		koe	kimoua	kimoutolu
Kiritūrā		ia	kinaua	kinautolu
Hokinga		(ai)

Tūkapi riro

				Whānui				Kaupapa	Whaioranga
				Pū tautuhi		Pūnoa
				Māori	Aroha	Māori	Aroha
Kiritūnei	Kauawhi	Takirua	“A”	heʻeta	siʻeta	haʻata	siʻata	ʻataua	maʻataua
			“O”	hota	siʻota	hata		ʻotaua	moʻotaua
		Takitini	“A”	heʻetau	siʻetau	haʻatau	siʻatau	ʻatautolu	maʻatautolu
			“O”	hotau	siʻotau	hatau		ʻotautolu	moʻotautolu
	Kaupare	Takitahi	“A”	heʻeku	siʻeku	haʻaku	siʻaku	(ʻa)ʻaku	maʻaku
			“O”	hoku	siʻoku	haku		(ʻo)ʻoku	moʻoku
		Takirua	“A”	heʻema	siʻema	haʻama	siʻama	ʻamaua	maʻamaua
			“O”	homa	siʻoma	hama		ʻomaua	moʻomaua
		Takitini	“A”	heʻemau	siʻemau	haʻamau	siʻamau	ʻamautolu	maʻamautolu
			“O”	homau	siʻomau	hamau		ʻomautolu	moʻomautolu
Kiritūnā		Takitahi	“A”	hoʻo	siʻo	haʻo	siʻao	(ʻa)ʻau	maʻau
			“O”	ho		hao		(ʻo)ʻou	moʻou
		Takirua	“A”	hoʻomo	siʻomo	haʻamo	siʻamo	ʻamoua	maʻamoua
			“O”	homo		hamo		ʻomoua	moʻomoua
		Takitini	“A”	hoʻomou	siʻomou	haʻamou	siʻamou	ʻamoutolu	maʻamoutolu
			“O”	homou		hamou		ʻomoutolu	moʻomoutolu
Kiritūrā		Takitahi	“A”	heʻene	siʻene	haʻane	siʻane	(ʻa)ʻana	maʻana
			“O”	hono	siʻono	hano	siʻano	(ʻo)ʻona	moʻona
		Takirua	“A”	heʻena	siʻena	haʻana	siʻana	ʻanaua	maʻanaua
			“O”	hona	siʻona	hana		ʻonaua	moʻonaua
		Takitini	“A”	heʻenau	siʻenau	haʻanau	siʻanau	ʻanautolu	maʻanautolu
			“O”	honau	siʻonau	hanau		ʻonautolu	moʻonautolu

• Ka mukua te “he-” ki te kore te “i”, te “ki”, te “mei”, te “ʻe” rānei i mua.

Pūtohu

Pū tautuhi	e
Pūnoa	ha

• Ka taea te whakamahi te “e” mō ētahi atu mea anō hoki.
• I te wā, ka whakamahia ai te “e” hei pū tautuhi noa, ka whakaroa te oropuare whakamutunga o te kīanga tūingoa.
• Ka panoni te “e” ki te “he” i muri i ngā kupu: Ko te “ʻi”, te “ki”, te “mei”, me te “ʻe”.
• Ka taea te tāpiri te “ngaahi” ki muri, kia whakatakitinitia te tūingoa, e whai ake rā.

Tūwāhi

	Mea	Wāhi		Hātepe
		Tūkapi	Tūāhua
Whānui	ē	hē		pehe
Tū nei	eni	heni	-ni
Tū rā	ena	hena	-na

• Ka taea te tū mokemoke anake e ngā tūwāhi mō ngā mea. Kia kīia te “tēnei mea”, me kī te “e meʻá-ni”.

Tūwāhi

ʻolunga	runga
lalo	raro
loto	roto
tuʻa	waho
muʻa	mua
mui	muri
he vahaʻa	waenga

Pūhono

ʻi	i, kei	Ka taea te muku i mua i te pū tautuhi. Ka panoni ki te “ʻia” i te wā, ka whakamahia ai mō ngā ingoa tangata. Ka panoni ki te “ʻiate” i te wā, ka whakamahia ai mō ngā tūkapi.
ki	ki	Ka panoni ki te “kia” i te wā, ka whakamahia ai mō ngā ingoa tangata. Ka panoni ki te “kiate” i te wā, ka whakamahia ai mō ngā tūkapi.
mei	mai i, nā, nō	Ka panoni ki te “meia” i te wā, ka whakamahia ai mō ngā ingoa tangata. Ka panoni ki te “meiate” i te wā, ka whakamahia ai mō ngā tūkapi.
ʻa, ʻo	a, o
maʻa	mā, mō
mo	me
ʻaki	e whakamahi ana i
kimuʻa	i mua i
kimui	i muri i
kaeʻoua	tae noa ki

Whakarerekē mō mua

fie	hia
meimei	tata
kei	tonu
toe	anō

Whakarerekē mō muri

pē	noa
lahi	nui
mai	mai
atu	atu
ange	e whai ana i
hake	ake
hifo	iho
ʻaupito	rawa
kotoa	katoa
foki	hoki

Ko te “faka-” te kūmua pūtake.

Ko te “-(ʻa)nga” te “-tanga”.

Tūpātai

hā	aha
hai	wai
fē	hea
ʻanefē	inahea
	āhea
fēfē	pēhea
fiha	hia

Wāmahi

Whānui	Kiritūnei					Kiritūnā			Kiritūrā
	Kauawhi		Kaupare
	Takirua	Takitini	Takitahi	Takirua	Takitini	Takitahi	Takirua	Takitini	Takitahi	Takirua	Takitini
naʻe	naʻá-ta	naʻa-tau	naʻá-ku	naʻá-ma	naʻa-mau	naʻá-ke	naʻá-mo	naʻa-mou	naʻá-ne	naʻá-na	naʻa-nau	i
ʻoku	ʻokú-ta	ʻoku-tau	ʻoku-ou	ʻokú-ma	ʻoku-mau	ʻokú-ke	ʻokú-mo	ʻoku-mou	ʻokú-ne	ʻokú-na	ʻoku-nau	kei te
ʻe	te-ta	te-tau	te-u	te-ma	te-mau	te-ke	te-mo	te-mou	te-ne	te-na	te-nau	e, ka
kuo	kuó-ta	kuo-tau	kuó-u	kuó-ma	kuo-mau	kuó-ke	kuó-mo	kuo-mou	kuó-ne	kuó-na	kuo-nau	kua
ke	ke-ta	ke-tau	ke-u	ke-ma	ke-mau	ke-ke	ke-mo	ke-mou	ke-ne	ke-na	ke-nau	kia

Whakakore

ʻikai ke	kāore	Ka makaia i muri i te punga wāmahi.
taʻe	ehara, kore	Ka makaia i mua i ngā wāhi, e whakakorea ai.
ʻoua	kaua	Ka makaia i te tīmatanga o te rerenga kōrero. Ka whakamahia te punga wāmahi o “ʻe” i muri.

Ētahi atu kīanga

ʻo	ā
pea
pe	rānei
ka(ekehe)	engari
neongo	ahakoa
koeʻuhi	nō te mea
kapau	mehemea, ina
mahalo	tērā pea