TO

Kingdom of Tonga

Tonga

Tonga is a country in the Pacific that is home to 106,800 people. It is also home to 2 living indigenous languages. One of these, Tongan, is an official language of the country. Tonga was also home to 1 indigeneous language that is now extinct. In addition, 1 non-indigenous language, English, is established within the country. It is also an official language. In formal education, 1 indigenous language is used as a language of instruction.

  • Geography

    Clickable world globe showing country outlines
  • Demographics

    106,800

    people

    2

    living languages

    100%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 1
    2. 0
    3. 1
    4. 1

Tongahas adopted the following international convention which speaks to indigenous language rights.