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- noun Plural form of
tonga .
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Examples
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Though these animal-driven taxis, known as tongas, have plied the streets of Delhi for centuries, in recent years authorities have relegated them to just a few routes in some of the oldest and most congested parts of the city.
VOA News: Top Stories Steve Herman 2010
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They love their bullocks, their tongas and their cycles that all make it to the race ..
The Dhulaps of Alibagh « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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Outside the station was the familiar rank of tongas, their horses and their drivers hooded with shawls.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Kananbala retreated upstairs after the tongas had left, and stood at the window with the remnant of her smile of farewell.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Like all tongas, this one was cramped and their hips and shoulders jolted together with each rut in the road.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Kananbala retreated upstairs after the tongas had left, and stood at the window with the remnant of her smile of farewell.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Like all tongas, this one was cramped and their hips and shoulders jolted together with each rut in the road.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Outside the station was the familiar rank of tongas, their horses and their drivers hooded with shawls.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Outside the station was the familiar rank of tongas, their horses and their drivers hooded with shawls.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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Like all tongas, this one was cramped and their hips and shoulders jolted together with each rut in the road.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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