| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /tɔŋ/ |
| Hyphenation | tong |
| Plural | tonge |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| tongetjie | tongetjies |
| Dutch | tong |
|---|---|
| English | sole |
| Esperanto | soleo |
| German | Zunge |
| Greek | γλώσσα |
| Italian | sogliola; sfoglia |
| Norwegian | tunge |
| Papiamento | linguado |
| Swedish | tunga |