Tonga

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Official Name
Kingdom of Tonga
Population Full

104,000 (2019 UNDESA)

General Remarks
171 islands, 48 of them inhabited
Principal Languages
English, Tongan
Literacy Rate
100% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CSICH (2010)
General References
Besnier 1992, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Tonga is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 2 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional and 1 is in trouble. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.