68. Preposition + pronoun ‘ene & hono + noun + preposition + noun

E lava ke ke fa’u, tohi mo lea faka-Tonga ‘o ngāue’aki ‘a e  fa’unga sētesi, pe kupu’i lea (phrase pe feleisi) pe kupu’i sētesi (clause pe koloasi) ko ‘eni’.  Kamata’aki  ‘a e peleposīsini ko e ko hoko ai ‘a e  polōnauna posēsivi ko e hono pe ‘ene hoko ai ‘a e nauna, hoko ai ha toe peleposīsini ‘e taha pea toe nauna. Fakatātā: Ko hono hingoa’ ko ‘Ana. Ko ‘ene pusiaki’ ko Tana. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga ope ‘i lalo’ ki he ngaahi ‘ekisasaisi ke ne toe fakamaama ange ‘a e fakakaukau ‘oku fakamatala’i ko ‘eni’.

Kiliki heni ki he fakiikiiki: Lea faka’ilonga taimi, Veape, ‘Etiveape, Etisekitivi, ‘Ātikolo, Nauna, Peleposīsini

You can create, write, and speak in Tongan using this sentence or phrase or clause structure. Start by placing the  preposition ko  before the pronoun hono, a noun, then a preposition which is followed by a proper noun. For example: Ko hono hingoa’ ko ‘Ana. In English: Her name is ‘Ana. Ko ‘ene pusiaki  ko Tana. In English: Her foster child is Tana. While the English minds would naturally expect just the pronoun her to refer to a female person in a sentence like this, the Tongans use hono and ‘ene.  Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.