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Lesson 24: Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words that link clauses into longer sentences. Where English uses one word for "and," Tongan has three (pea, mo, ʻo), each with a different meaning. Tongan also splits "but" into two words (ka and kae), depending on what follows.

Pea joins two actions in sequence. The first happens, then the next follows.

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The Tongan alphabet and pronunciation · Tongan greetings and what they mean · Tongan tense markers explained · Tongan word order · Saying "not" in Tongan · Tongan possessives · The Tongan ko pattern