Tonga

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A language of Malawi

ISO 639-3
tog
Alternate Names
Kitonga, Siska, Sisya, Western Nyasa
Autonym
Chitonga
User Population

382,000 (2020 World Factbook), based on ethnicity.

Location

Nkhata Bay district: Lake Malawi west shore; Nkhotakota, Mzimba, and Rumphi districts.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Manda (N.15)
Language Development

Bible: 1987.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tonga
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Tonga [toi] of Zimbabwe and Zambia and Tonga [toh] of Mozambique.