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Basic Tongan Language (Udemy.com)

Fundamental Language Principles of Tongan

Created by: Joshua Tanner

Last updated June 2017

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What you will learn

  • Speak basic Tongan
  • Know basic Tongan grammar
  • Read Tongan
  • Understand basic Tongan

How it compares

Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 82% of them
  • Reviews246#359 of 536 by number of reviews
  • Length1.5 hoursshorter than 89% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2017earlier than 94% of them

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Course Description

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!

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Instructor Details

Joshua Tanner

Josh graduated from the Marriott School of Management, one of the top business programs in the US.

Josh is currently pursuing a Master's Degree. 

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.

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Reviews

4.8

246 ratings on Udemy

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By Taylor Bauer on 1/19/2025

This worked well for explaining the basic principles in a succinct and organized way. I want more practice based on conversational structures, but this will definitely aid in my learning of basic grammatical structures.

By Siale Faitotonu on 11/20/2024

Amazing experience - enlightening, inspiring, encouraging basic Tongans from linguistic point of view comparing with the English language. Mālō ‘aupito. I can teach Tongan language with confidence.

By Alana on 8/1/2024

The instructor makes learning Tongan simple and easy to grasp. I enjoy the tidbits of cultural knowledge the instructor provides. This allows us deeper insight of how to connect with Tongan speakers on a deeper level. Thank you for sharing this knowledge!

By Huia watene on 5/9/2023

Love the in depth explanations, I’m from New Zealand and have been wanting to do a course for as long as 5 years and now I’m able too!

By Latu Angilau on 11/4/2022

I've taken Tongan classes and have the Shumway book with the Tongan/English dictionary. This is more helpful. I love the great explanations on how the language is structured. This is the only course I've been able to access online at work and in bed on the app. Malo Aupito

By Katieli on 6/3/2021

Great stuff. Tongan is my first language but growing up in the US it’s gotten weak. This course is helping me with my basics. Def recommend it. Malo ‘aupito, Sosiua!

By Cassie Goff on 6/16/2020

This course is super helpful for those wanting to learn Tongan. By far the best online Tongan language course I have seen

By Pinky Sherman on 5/29/2019

I have been learning Tongan for two years. But only from the Intensive Tongan course book and the Memrise website. This is already soooo much better, clear and easy to understand. Mahalo!

By 中山 貴嗣 on 4/8/2019

よかったよ。 Basicが抑えられた。 映像付きでRealなconversationがあったらもっとよかった。

By Stephanie Tanner on 6/5/2017

The lectures are very straight forward and informational. It is really cool to be able to learn another language, especially one that isn't very well known!

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Overall Score : 96 / 100