Lesson 52: Emotional Articles and Possessives
This lesson introduces emotional articles and possessives, words that signal feelings of pity, affection, endearment, or humility.
You already know the three neutral articles: indefinite ha and semi-definite/definite e/he. Tongan has a parallel set that does the same job but also carries emotional weight.
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