Pako

Ko e pako ko e hingoa fakatonga ki he ngaahi fuʻu ʻakau mei he kāinga cyperaceae ʻi he lea fakasaienisi, pe sedge ʻi he lea fakapilitānia. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻe 4000 ʻi he kāingá ni. ʻOku nau kau ki he holongā poales, tatau mo e kāinga ʻo e mohuku.

Ko e konga lahi taha ʻo e ngaahi pako ko e fuʻu ʻakau siʻi pē mo e ngaahi kau (sino) ʻoku tapatolu.

Ko e ngaahi faʻahinga pako, naʻe ui ʻi Tongá ni:
 kuta
 kuta ngofe
 mahelehele
 hano
 pakopako
 pakopako fakamalu
 pako failolo
 ngaahi pakopako kehekehe

 Tataku 
 Tongan dictionary; C.M. Churchward