POST3: Religious Belief of the Tongans
TONGANS The kingdom of Tonga is located in the south pacific ocean. The word Tonga means south in many Polynesian countries. The average temperature in Tonga in June-July is 16-21 and it is 27 in December-January. The Tonga language is derived from a proto Fijian Polynesia language originally spoken by Fiji islanders 1500BC. Tongans in the island are extremely dependent on relatives living oversees who send money back to family members. Tonga from relatives living abroad amounted to 10 times the amount of the income the kingdom generated from export of agricultural product such as copra, vanilla, and bananas. Tongans were e...