196.700Speakers worldwide
6Countries where spoken
7Peoples who speak it
Written translation
Bible translation goes through four stages. See how far this language has come.
- Translation started Done
- Portions Done
- New Testament Done
- Whole Bible Current stage
Bible translation in Tongan is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1862-2009 New Testament 1849-2011 Bible portions 1844
Oral resources
Not every translation is written. Where the culture is oral, or where few people read, audio recordings bring the Word before the printed text does.
Audio recordings
Available
Jesus Film
Available
Where this language is spoken
TN
97.700
US
48.000
NZ
29.000
AU
20.000
FJ
1.400
AS
600
Who speaks this language
7 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tongan
TN
|
96.000 | 15.5% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Tongan
US
|
48.000 | 15.5% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Tongan
NZ
|
29.000 | 15.5% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Tongan
AU
|
20.000 | 22% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Niuatoputapu
TN
|
1.700 | 32.5% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Tongan
FJ
|
1.400 | 15.5% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Tongan
AS
|
600 | 22% | - | Significantly reached |
Pray for this language
Tongan speakers already have the complete Bible. Pray that it is read, understood and lived, and that the church in this language takes the gospel to other peoples.
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically. · ISO 639-3: ton