Tongan is the official language, along with English. Tongan is a
Polynesian language of the Tongic branch so is closely related to other languages of the Tongic branch, those being:
Niuean,
Uvean & Futunan,
Samoan and
Tokelauan. Tongan is more distantly related to other Polynesian languages such as
Cook Islands Māori,
Hawaiian, New Zealand
Māori, and
Tahitian, among others. ==See also==