Tonga

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A language of Mozambique

ISO 639-3
toh
Alternate Names
Bitonga, Gitonga, Guitonga, Inhambane, Shengwe, Tonga-Inhambane
Autonym
guiTonga
User Population

327,000 (2017).

Location

Inhambane province: up to Morrumbane.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Copi (S.62)
Dialects

Gitonga Gy Khogani, Nyambe (Cinyambe), Sewi (Gisewi). Lexical similarity: 44% with Chopi [cce].

Language Development

Bible: 2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tonga
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Tonga [tog] of Malawi and Tonga [toi] of Zambia and Zimbabwe.