Tsonga language
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| Tsonga | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. |
| Region: | Transvaal |
| Total speakers: | 1,646,000 |
| Ranking: | See [1] (http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/help/top-100-languages-by-population.html) Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | South Africa |
| Regulated by: | - |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ts |
| ISO 639-2 | tso |
| SIL | TSO |
The Tsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.
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Classification
Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages.
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Geographic distribution
Tsonga is spoken by about 1,646,000 people in South Africa's Limpopo province, as well as 1.5 million people in Mozambique, and 19,000 people in Swaziland. There are also 5 000 speakers in Zimbabwe.
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Official status
Tsonga is an official language in South Africa.
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External links
- Ethnologue on Tsonga (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=TSO)
