Pasefika Tongan Dictionary: Matātahi

Matātahi in Tongan language is Beach in English language.

Beach in English language is known as:

Matātahi (beach) - noun

Matātahi (phonetic: / Ma-tah-ta-hee / | ipa:/ ˈmäˑtaːtäˑhiˑ / | symbols: / ˈmätātähē / )

Matātahi is a word in Tongan language meaning beach.

“Beach” is also known as Matātahi in Tonga , Kahakai (Hawaiʻi), Matāfaga (Sāmoa), and Pae miti in Tahiti.

Jon Apisa. Matāfaga (beach) gouache painting. 2024. gouache on paper, 5.5" x 3.5" (14cm x 8.89cm).

Matāfaga (beach) gouache painting by Jon Apisa

Tongan to English Dictionary

English	Tongan	Sāmoan	Hawaiʻian	Tahitian	Māori	Scientific
Light	Maama	Malamalama	Mālamalama	Maama	Rama
March	Maʻasi	Mati	Malaki	Mati	Maehe
Dolphinfish	Mahimahi	Masimasi	Mahimahi	Mahimahi		Coryphaena hippurus
Moon	Māhina	Māsina	Mahina	ʻĀvaʻe	Māhina
Month	Māhina	Māsina	Mahina	ʻĀvaʻe	Marama
Understand	Mahino	Malamalama	Maopopo	Pāpū	Orotau
Rocky	Makamaka	Papa	Pōhaku
Charcoal	Malala	Malala	Lānahu	‘Ārahu	Ngārehu
Thank you	Mālō	Faʻafetai	Mahalo
Thank you very much	Mālō ‘aupito	Faʻafetai tele lava	Mahalo nui loa
Strength	Mālohi	Malosi	Ikaika	Itoito	Rīrā
Shelter	Malu	Malu	Malu	Maru	Maru
Salt	Māsima	Māsima	Paʻakai	Miti Popaʻā	Tote	NaCl or Sodium Chloride
Flower	Matala	Pua	Pua	Tiare	Puaka
Pleiades (Messier 45)	Mataliki	Mataaliʻi	Makaliʻi	Matariʻi	Matariki	Star Cluster
Wind	Matangi	Matagi	Makani	Mataʻi	Hau
Beach	Matātahi	Matāfaga	Kahakai	Pae miti	Tātahi
May	Mē	Me	Mei	Me	Mei
Food	Meʻakai	Meaʻai	Meaʻai
Breadfruit	Mei	ʻUlu	ʻUlu	ʻUru	Kuru	Artocarpus altilis
Brown	Melomelo	‘Ena‘ena	Makuʻe	Pa‘ahonu
Chicken	Moa	Moa	Moa	Moa	Heihei	Gallus gallus
Ocean	Moana	Moana	Moana	Moana	Moana
Sleep	Mohe	Moe	Moe	Taʻoto	Moe
Grass	Mohuku	Mutia	Mau‘u	Matie
Orange (color)	Moli	Moli	ʻAlani	Reʻareʻa ānani
Orange (plant)	Moli	Moli	ʻAlani	ʻĀnani		Citrus sinensis
Monday	Mōnite	Aso Gafua	Poʻakahi	Monire	Rāhina
Island	Motu	Motu	Moku	Motu	Motu
Mountain	Moʻuga	Mauga	Mauna	Mouʻa	Maunga
Volcano	Moʻunga afi	Mauga mū	Lua pele
Front	Muʻa	Luma	Alo	Mua	Mua
Point (headland)	Muifonua	Tolotolo	Lae	ʻOtuʻe
Foreigner	Muli	Tagata Fāimai	Malihini	Rātere	Pākehā

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