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English → Tongan: N

98 English words starting with N, with their Tongan meanings. Look up any word on the dictionary page, or translate whole sentences with the translator.

N (98 words)

nab

puke; maʻu; faʻao

nagnoun

(horse) hoosi motuʻa pe vaivai

nagverb

faʻa tafulu; faʻa lau mele

nailnoun
  1. faʻo
  2. (fingers) ngeʻesi
nailverb

tukifaʻo; tukituki

naked

telefua; taʻe kofu

namenoun

hingoa

nameverb

fakahingoa

nap
  1. (sleep) mohe siʻi
  2. (pile) veveli
napkin
  1. (baby's) napikeni
  2. (table) savieti
narrow

lausiʻi; fāsiʻi

narrow minded

ʻatamai fāsiʻi

nasty

kovi; palakū; ifo kovi

nation

puleʻanga; kakai ʻo e puleʻanga´

nativeadjective

tuʻufonua

natives

kakai totonu ʻo e fonua´

nature
  1. natula
  2. (of a person) anga
naughty

pauʻu; anga-kovi

Nauru

Naulu

navy

folau tau tahi

near

ofi

neat

maau

necessary

pau; ʻaonga; fie maʻu; totonu ke maʻu

neck

kia

neck-tie

hēkesi

necklace

kahoa

neednoun

(poverty) masiva

needverb

(require) fie maʻu; totonu ke maʻu

needle

hui; hui tuitui

neglect

liʻaki; taʻe tokangaʻi; fakaliʻeliʻaki

negro

tangata ʻAfilika; nikolō

neigh

tangi ʻa e hoosi´

neighbor

kaungāʻapi

neither

ʻikai ko ē pe ko ē

nephew

ʻilamutu; fakafotu; fahu

Neptune

Nepituna

nerve
  1. neave
  2. (courage) loto toʻa
nest

pununga

netnoun

kupenga

netverb

kupengaʻi

never

ʻikai......teitei; ʻoua.......teitei

new

foʻou; foʻofoʻou

New Testament

Fuakava Foʻou

NewCaledonia

Niukaletōnia

news

ongoongo; ongoongo foʻou

NewZealand

Nuʻusila

next

hoko; hoko mai; hoko atu

nice
  1. lelei; sai
  2. (of food) ifo; lelei
  3. (of places) fakalata
niece

ʻilamutu (fefine) fakafotu (fefine)

Nigeria

Naisilia

night

pō; poʻuli

nil

ʻikai ha meʻa

nine

hiva

No

ʻIkai

no

ʻikai

No smoking.

Tapu e ifi tapaka.

No trespassing.

Tapu hala loto ʻapi

noble

nōpele

nobody

hala ha taha

nod

kalo

noise

vākē; longoaʻa; vālau

none

ʻikai ha taha; ʻikai ha meʻa

nonsense

launoa; laupisi

noon

hoʻatā

noose

noʻo hele; noʻo unu

normal

totonu; hangē ko hono anga totonu´

north

tokelau; noate

North America

ʻAmelika Noate (Tokelau)

North Atlantic Ocean

ʻOseni ʻAtalanitiki Noate

North Pacific Ocean

ʻOseni Pasifiki Noate

Norway

Noaue

nose

ihu

not

ʻikai; ʻoua; taʻe

notenoun
  1. (letter) tohi
  2. (music) nota
noteverb

tokangaʻi

nothing

ʻikai ha meʻa; meʻa noa pē

noticenoun

fakatokanga

noticeverb

tokangaʻi; tokanga ki

nought
  1. ʻikai ha meʻa
  2. (zero) noa
nourish

(feed) fafanga

nourishing

fakatupu sino

noveladjective

foʻou; foʻofoʻou

novelnoun

tohi talanoa

November

Nōvema

now

eni; ni; ʻi he taimi´ ni

nowadays

ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho´ ni; ʻi he taimi lolotonga´ ni

nudge

kamosi

nuisance

meʻa fakafiu pe fakahohaʻa

numb

mamate; ongonoa

numbernoun

fika; hono lau´; honau tokolahi´; nomipa

numberverb

lau; fakafikaʻi

numeral

mataʻi fika

nun

tāupoʻou

nursenoun

neesi

nurseverb
  1. tauhi mahaki
  2. (hold in the arms) fuofua
nursery
  1. (for children) loki vaʻingaʻanga ʻo e tamaiki´
  2. (for plants) tōʻanga pulopula
nurture

tauhi mo fafanga

nut

1. (coconut) niu2. (almonds etc.) niu kelekele; foʻiʻakau ngeʻesi fefeka