Tõnga language

Tõnga, also known as Northern Ancient Fãngra or, simply, Northern Fãngra, is a Fãngra language spoken in Northern Fãngra.

History
The earliest poem written in Tõnga is "Abali Paberiti" ('The Water of Oblivion') written by an unknown author. The poem is filled with archaisms (such as abali 'water' in the title, which has been since displaced by qi yäcuyü) and other vocabulary that reminds of Standard Fãngra, a characteristic of Northern Fãngra literature as a whole.

The water of oblivion, my love Onto my lips pour it, so I drink it The water of oblivion, my love And if I forget you, if I deny you And if I see you again You I will love again

Abali Paberiti, lo kolo biyi An hühu biyi næle, ma yäcu biyi Abali Paberiti, lo kolo biyi Ta ma bi ku pabata, paberit oni Ta ma bi wada gædis oni Kolo bi gædis oni

Example text
The following text is a translation of the Early Ancient Fãngra poem "Ki Jaku tu Gan" in English and Northern Fãngra.