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  1. everyculture.com

    Identification. The name "Tonga" is composed of to (to plant) and nga (a place). It also means "south." According to the most recent archaeological findings, people arrived in the archipelago from Fiji around 1500 B.C.E. Thus, it is appropriate to translate the nation's name as "land lying in the south."
  2. worldofhistorycheatsheet.com

    Jul 23, 2024Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, has a rich history characterized by its indigenous Polynesian culture, early European contact, and eventual emergence as a constitutional monarchy. Ancient and Pre-Colonial Period Early Settlement: The islands of Tonga were first settled by the Lapita people around 1500 BCE. These early Polynesians brought with them advanced navigation skills ...
  3. History of Tonga, a survey of notable events and people in the history of Tonga. Located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, Tonga consists of some 170 islands divided into three main island groups: Tongatapu in the south, Ha'apai in the center, and Vava'u in the north. Isolated islands include
  4. everyculture.com

    Before the Europeans arrived in Tonga, the embodiment of all that was sacred and secular (and leader of all Tongans) was the individual designated as the "Tu'i Tonga." In approximately the fifteenth century, as Tongan society expanded in size, a division was made between the sacred and secular aspects of managing the islands.
  5. Tongan Culture: The Culture Of Tonga A Tongan man performs a traditional fire dance. Editorial credit: Don Mammoser / Shutterstock.com. The Polynesian archipelagic country of Tonga hosts a population of around 106,398 inhabitants. 70% of the population resides in the Tongatapu island. 97% of the population comprises of indigenous Tongans. English and Tongan are the most spoken languages in the ...
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3,000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period. Before the arrival of European explorers in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the Tongans were in frequent contact with their nearest Oceanic neighbors, Fiji and Samoa.
  7. worldtravelguide.net

    • Of Tonga's 169 islands, 36 are inhabited. • In 2014, luger Bruno Banani became the first athlete to represent Tonga at the Olympic Olympics in Sochi. He came 32nd in the men's luge. • Each day Radio Tonga begins broadcasting with a recording by the Tongan nobleman Ve'ehala, a celebrated virtuoso of the nose flute. Tonga Culture Religion ...
  8. virtualoceania.net

    Tonga History. Polynesians settled in the islands of Tonga as they did many other islands in the South Pacific. In the 12th century Tonga was a dominant nation in this area of the Pacific. Historians often refer to the 'Tongan Empire' during the reign of 'Tu'i Tonga' their chief. In both the 15th and 17th centuries, civil war broke out.
  9. everyculture.com

    History and cultural relations - Tonga Oceania. Through the use of carbon-14 dating techniques, a date of 1140 B . C . is the given date for the beginning of human occupation of Tongatapu.The first Europeans to visit the Tongan Islands were Dutch navigators in 1616 (Willem Schouten and Jacob LeMaire) and additional contacts occurred as other Europeans explored the Pacific throughout the ...
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