Intended for anyone interested in the Kingdom of Tonga, this course will give you the building blocks to form a foundation in your Tongan language skills. Everything in this course was carefully thought out and organized to give you exactly what you need to know to grasp the Tongan language. The lessons are clear and concise. Whether you don't know a word of Tongan or you grew up with it, you are sure to gain insight from this course. 'Ofa Atu!
Your Instructor
Josh studied and taught in the Tongan language for 2 years as a LDS missionary. He then became an Instructor at the Missionary Training Center for an additional 1.5 years where he taught over 100 students the Tongan Language. During this time he also completed 16 credit hours (equivalent to a minor) of Tongan classes at Brigham Young University.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction to Tonga (5:50)
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StartAlphabet, Pronunciation, Greetings (10:46)
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StartCommon Vocabulary (4:14)
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StartTense Markers (4:54)
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StartPreposed Pronouns (6:50)
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StartPost Posed Pronoun (7:37)
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StartPrepositions (9:13)
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Start'Ikai (3:27)
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StartQuestions (6:08)
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StartQuestions Continued (5:19)
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StartPluralizers (4:31)
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StartKo e Ko e (3:10)
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StartIntransitive Sentence Structure (2:55)
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StartTransitive Sentence Structure (5:12)
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StartPreposed Possessive Pronouns (5:28)
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StartCourse Summary (2:30)