Tsonga language
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| Tsonga | |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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.
Official status
Tsonga is an official language in South Africa.
External links
- Ethnologue on Tsonga (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=TSO)