Tēvunga

Ko e tēvunga pe teuila pe sinisā kulokula, ko e fuʻu ʻakau siʻi ia. ʻI he ngaahi fonua lahi taha ʻo Polinisia ʻoku pehē ʻe he kakai ʻoku tatau ko e tēvunga mo e teuila. Kā ʻosi he fakakaukau, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e tēvunga kula mo e tēvunga tea.
ʻOku tatau (moʻoni pe ʻene ʻasi pē) mo e Etlingera cevuga (Seem.) R.M. Sm., (waxflower) = Amomum cevuga = (sipelahalaʻi) Amonum cevuga (ZINGIBERACEAE).

 Ngaahi faʻahinga kehekehe 
 tēvunga = tēvunga kula; koʻeni
 teuila = tēvunga tea
 tēvunga muli; matalaʻiʻakau fuʻu lahi ange
 sinisā; (ka ko e ngaahi sinisā moʻoni ko e kāinga ofi kehe kinautolu)
vakai foki ki he ango

 Hingoa ʻi he ngaahi lea kehe 
 kamapui futi kula (lea fakaniuē)
 ʻōpuhi, ʻōpuhi ʻuteʻute (lea fakatahisi, Amomum cevuga)
 ʻawapuhi ʻulaʻula (lea fakahauaiʻi)
 teuila (lea fakahaʻamoa)
 kāopi kura, kāopi muramura, kaopui kutekute (lea fakakuki)
 cevuga (lea fakafisi)

 Tataku 
 http://www.hear.org/pier/species/alpinia_purpurata.htm
 Hokohoko ngaahi ʻakau; Vaʻa fekumi ngoue Vainī
 Tongan dictionary; C.M. Churchward