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Are there many teachers here?
'Oku tokolahi e kau faiako heni?
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No, only nine.
'Ikai, 'oku toko hiva pe.
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Are there many study room?
'Oku lahi e ngaahi loki ako?
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No, there aren't even ten. (lit.Does not extend to ten).
'Ikai, 'oku 'ikai ke a'u ke he hongofulu.
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Eight things.
Ko e me'a e valu
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Four houses.
Ko e fale e fa
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Three children
Ko e tamaiki e toko tolu.
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Five cows
Ko e pule e toko nima.
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Travellers, goers
Kau 'alu
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Missionaries, ministers
Kau faifekau
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There are many workers.
'Oku toko lahi e kau ngaue.
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There are many such things.
'Oku lahi 'aupito e ngaahi me'a pehe.
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Everything has been lost.
Kuo mole e 'u me'a katoa.
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Count all the baskets of yam!
Lau e ngaahi kato 'ufi katoa!
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Show it to the students?
Fakaha ia ki he kau 'ako.
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I like the stories.
'Oku ou sai'ia he ngaahi talanoa
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Bring the books from my room!
'Omi e ngaahi tohi mei hoku loki!
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Did you see my papers?
Na'a ke sio ki he'eku 'u pepa?
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The doctors brought the medicines.
Na'e 'omi e he kau toketa e ngaahi faito'o.
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There are ten of us. Lit. We are ten.
'Oku mau toko hongofulu.
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How many pupils are there from Vava'u?
'Oku toko fiha e tamaiki ako mei Vava'u?
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How many of us are there?
'Oku tau toko fiha?
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How many of your are there?
'Oku mou toko fiha?
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How many of us are there?
'Oku tau toko fiha?
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How many travellers are there?
'Oku toko fiha e kau folau?
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How many goers are there?
'Oku toko fiha e kau 'alu?
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There are seven workers.
'Oku toko fitu e kau ngaue.
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There are seven teachers.
'Oku toko fitu e kau faiako.
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There are many things to do.
'Oku lahi 'aupito e ngaahi me'a ke fai.
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There is much work to do.
'Oku lahi 'aupito e ngaahi ngaue ke fai.
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Bring my papers.
'Omu 'eku 'u pepa
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Do you often visit the villages of tongatapu?
'Oku ke fa'a 'a'ahi ki he ngaahi kolo 'o Tongatapu?
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preposed number marker designating people
kau
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all, every (postposed)
katoa
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count, read, consider
lau
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preposed number marker generally designates things
ngaahi
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how many, for people or animals
toko fiha
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many (people or animals)
toko lahi
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preposed number marker normally designating small things
'U
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