Language NameTonga
User Population200,000 in Zimbabwe (Hachipola 1998).
LocationMashonaland Central: Mount Darwin district; Mashonaland West province: Kariba district; Matabeleland North province: Binga district; Midlands province: Gokwe North and Gokwe South districts. South shore of Lake Kariba and inland.
Alternate NamesBatonga, Chitonga, Zambezi
DialectsChitonga, Leya, Toka, We.
Language UseMany also use Shona [sna], mostly the Korekore and Shangwe dialects (Hachipola 1998). Used as L2 by Nambya [nmq].
