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An edition of Making sense of Tonga (2005)

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a visitor's guide to the kingdom's rich Polynesian culture

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Training Group of the Pacific
Language
English
Pages
44

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Previews available in: English

Subjects
Social life and customs, Tonga, Guidebooks
Places
Tonga

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Making sense of Tonga: a visitor's guide to the kingdom's rich Polynesian culture
2006, Training Group of the Pacific
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Making sense of Tonga: a visitor's guide to the kingdom's rich Polynesian culture
2005, Training Group of the Pacific
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Table of Contents

MEET TONGANS ON THEIR OWN TERMS -- FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE -- WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM OF TONGA
Geography --
Land allotment -- -- RANK
Talking chiefs --
Possessions --
“Thank you for working” --
Giving gifts “up” the rank chain --
Giving “first harvest” -- -- Time
Ownership of time --
Sense of urgency --
Sleep -- -- BEHAVIOUR
Privacy – or not --
Specific information --
Rules --
Group vs. individual rights --
It’s not what’s right, but rather who said it --
Forgiveness --
Physical stature --
Physical touching --
Eyebrows --
Taking a Tongan to lunch -- -- RELIGION
Christianity --
Sundays --
Singing --
Marriages -- -- THE FAMILY
Brother / sister relationship --
Head of clan --
Highest ranking woman in family --
“Sleeping close to the child” --
Death -- -- TRADITIONAL DRESS AND WEAVING
Conservation in dress --
Ta’ovala --
Kiekie --
Kafa --
Tapa --
Mats --
Take something home.

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Published in
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.099612
Library of Congress
DU880 .M375 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
iv, 44 pages
Number of pages
44

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL39483978M
Internet Archive
makingsenseofton0000mcco
ISBN 10
9829800121
ISBN 13
9789829800121
OCLC/WorldCat
174095232

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