Ko e talingelinga ʻi he saienisi ʻo e moʻui ko e taha pē ʻo e puleʻanga tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻe 4 ʻoku fakatefito ki he ngaahi lokiʻimoʻui ʻoku lahi. ʻOku faingataʻa ʻo fakamatala totonu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi talingelinga. ʻOku lahi honau lokiʻimoʻui, kā ʻikai ha monumanu pea mo ʻikai ha ʻakau. Ngaahi fakatātā:
Ko e fanga meʻamoʻui kehe (taʻelokiʻimoʻui): siemu, vailasi, mo e hā fua
Ko e ngaahi talingelinga ʻi Tongá ni ko e limuʻuta mo e fakamaluʻatēvolo. English translation available: GO
Ko e talingelinga ʻi he saienisi ʻo e moʻui ko e taha pē ʻo e puleʻanga tuʻi ʻo e ngaahi meʻamoʻui ʻe 4 ʻoku fakatefito ki he ngaahi lokiʻimoʻui ʻoku lahi. ʻOku faingataʻa ʻo fakamatala totonu ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e ngaahi talingelinga. ʻOku lahi honau lokiʻimoʻui, kā ʻikai ha monumanu pea mo ʻikai ha ʻakau. Ngaahi fakatātā:
anga monumanu: kai, kā fakatoka ʻenau meʻakai ʻi tuʻa ʻo e sino anga ʻakau: fakafānau mo e ngaahi tengaefuefu; holisi ʻo honau lokiʻimoʻui ʻoku fefeka, kā ʻoku fai he chitine, ʻikai he cellulose anga kehe: ʻikai ha sino maʻopoʻopo, kā tupu ʻi he ngaahi filo (mycelium).