Talk:Tongan language

<1% Tongans speak English?

In the List of languages by number of native speakers article, Tonga is said to have <1% English speaking community despite its official status. I know this to be untrue, albeit, I have no evidence for this, i.e. web-links and such. Is there any site with which I could cite? -- Greaser 08:22, 27 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the statement might be true, or at least close to it. That website looks at primary languages only. Perhaps 99% of the Tongans do know (some) English, but only very few have it as their primary language. I do not know of any quotable source, though. --Tauʻolunga 10:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Funny, because if Tongan language has very few daily written material, and the majority of the population is educated...it seems discrimination on their part. Elle _{vécut heureuse} ^{à jamais} (Be eudaimonic!) 02:26, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IPA

This article ought to have IPA in it. Mo-Al 01:44, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I added it. Mo-Al 17:09, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Proto-Polynesian

Shouldn't there be a Proto-Polynesian column on the table in the "Related languages" section? Unfortunately, I don't know anything about Polynesian languages, or I'd research it myself. Mo-Al 02:04, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Reference to writers of Tongan being lazy

The use of the word "lazy" when refering to writers of the Tongan language is pejorative and unnecessary. I'm going to remove it.