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Tsonga
Sign in to saveAlso known as Xitsonga, Tsonga language, Changana, Shangana, Shangani, xiChangana, xiShangana
Bantu language of the Tsonga people of southern Africa
Tsonga is a Bantu language spoken by the Tsonga people in southern Africa. It matters because it represents an important part of the cultural and linguistic heritage of this region.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- modern language
- Subclass of
- Tswa-Ronga
- Country
- Zimbabwe
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- language regulatory body
- Pan South African Language Board
- writing system
- Latin script
- Commons category
- Tsonga language
- Wikimedia language code
- ts
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 4009000
- topic's main category
- Category:Tsonga language
- native label
- Xitsonga
- indigenous to
- Mpumalanga
- different from
- Tongan
- P10369
- animal rights
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Geographical description of Tsonga in South Africa: proportion of the population that speaks a form of Tsonga at home
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