: a light 2-wheeled vehicle for two or four persons drawn by one horse and common in India
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Hire a tonga and allow your tongawallah to guide you to Lucknow’s best spots.
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Tonga
geographical name
Ton·ga
ˈtäŋ-gə 
ˈtäŋ-ə,
ˈtȯŋ-ä
islands in the southwestern Pacific east of Fiji
Note: The Tonga Islands comprise a kingdom in the Commonwealth of Nations; capital Nuku'alofa area 288 square miles (747 square kilometers), population 106,400
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