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Intensive Course in Tongan: With Numerous Supplementary Materials, Grammatical Notes, and Glossary (Paperback)

by Eric B. Shumway (Author)

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Paperback: 783 pages
Publisher: Institute for Polynesian Studies; Revised edition (August 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 093915448X
ISBN-13: 978-0939154487
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tongan Tapes, July 5, 2001

By	"emlundell" (Logan, Utah United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intensive Course in Tongan (Audio Cassette)

I found purchasing Eric B. Shumway's "Intensive Course in Tongan" tapes, very helpful as a student wanting to learn the Tongan language. Although buying the book with the tapes is a necessity. I found the readings on the tapes to be very clear and easy to follow along with. The reader gives you plenty of time to repeat after them, which is very effective in learning. Also the songs and readings are very entertaining. This is a good buy for a serious Tongan language learning student. Also these are the only Tongan language tapes I could find out there.

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent introduction to Tongan, October 12, 1999

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This is an excellent introduction to Tongan when used with the tapes. It introduces grammatical points and vocabulary in a well ordered format. It's a great book to use when learning "fakaTonga", the beatiful Tongan language.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best way to learn Tongan, March 12, 2007

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This review is from: Intensive Course In Tongan. Discs 1-14 (Audio CD)

This Book and CD is the best way to Learn Tongan. It is straight forward and easy to study on your own. The CD allows the student to learn how to pronounce words and also be able to understand Tongan spoken at full speed. I would recommend then CD for anyone wishing to Learn Tongan!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Geed when used with the language CD's
This book should definetaly be used in conjunction with the CD's. The two items cover the exact sam ematerial, just not in the same sequence. Highly recommned.

Published 4 months ago by Scott W. Allen

1.0 out of 5 stars No Translations!
I thought this would be the perfect way to learn tongan, upload these to my ipod and listen at work all day. I start to listen and realize that theres no translation! Read more

Published 8 months ago by Tracy Vakalahi

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome book!
I am Tongan but was not fortunate to learn the language. The Intensive course in Tongan book is easy to follow and learn. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Viliami S. Ahokava

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
A great book for absolute beginners. It has many examples of sentences in Tongan which helps a lot. I wish I had such books for other languages too

Published 20 months ago by Athanasios Soultatis

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn Tongan Now!
I am so grateful for the book and audio cd's. I am now able to speak with those family members that were only able to speak Tongan. Read more

Published on February 22, 2007 by Anna T. Naufahu Talakai

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