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Tongans make up the vast majority of the inhabitants of Tonga
Demographics of Tonga

This article is about the demographics features of the population of Tonga, including population density, Ethnic group, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
. They are a Polynesian ethnic group with little mixture of Melanesian and European.

Tonga
Tonga

The Kingdom of Tonga in the south Pacific Ocean comprises an archipelago of 171 islands, 48 of them inhabited, stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres in a north-south line....
 and Demographics of Tonga
Demographics of Tonga

This article is about the demographics features of the population of Tonga, including population density, Ethnic group, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....


Tongan language
Tongan language

Tongan is an Austronesian languages language spoken in Tonga. It has around 100,000 speakers and is a national language of Tonga. It is a Verb Subject Object language....
.

Culture of Tonga
Culture of Tonga

The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period....


of these, except the hiko, are modern introductions.

Hiko :

Hiko is a juggling and dancing game.






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Tongans make up the vast majority of the inhabitants of Tonga
Demographics of Tonga

This article is about the demographics features of the population of Tonga, including population density, Ethnic group, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
. They are a Polynesian ethnic group with little mixture of Melanesian and European.

The Tongan People

see Tonga
Tonga

The Kingdom of Tonga in the south Pacific Ocean comprises an archipelago of 171 islands, 48 of them inhabited, stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres in a north-south line....
 and Demographics of Tonga
Demographics of Tonga

This article is about the demographics features of the population of Tonga, including population density, Ethnic group, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....


The Tongan Language

see Tongan language
Tongan language

Tongan is an Austronesian languages language spoken in Tonga. It has around 100,000 speakers and is a national language of Tonga. It is a Verb Subject Object language....
.

Sports & Recreation

see Culture of Tonga
Culture of Tonga

The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period....


Some children games

All of these, except the hiko, are modern introductions.

Hiko :

Hiko is a juggling and dancing game. You can choose almost anything to juggle like fruit or tennis balls. You compete with others for how long you can juggle or who can juggle the most objects. You can also juggle with other people. It is rare, however, to find people nowadays who can do it.

Pani :

Two teams play this game with about 10 or so empty tins and tennis balls. One team builds a tower with the tins. Once it is built the opposing team has to throw the tennis balls and knock it down. If you get hit by a ball you're out. If the building team rebuilds the tins into the same shape they have to count aloud to 10 then shout 'pani.' A team gets one point each time they shout 'pani'.

Lanita :

Two teams play this game with a soft ball and two bases. The batter throws the ball into the air and hits it with the hand. If the ball is caught on the full then the batter is out. If not the batter runs between the bases until the fielding team throws the ball & hits the running batter. Each time the batter touches a base it is a run. Each time a batter is out, teams change from batter to fielder.