Chingoni

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A language of Tanzania

Alternate Names

Angoni, Kingoni, Kisutu, Ngoni, Sutu, Tanzanian Ngoni

Chingoni

User Population

258,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).

Iringa and Morogoro regions; Ruvuma region: Songea area.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Manda (N.12)

Different from Ngoni which is an alternate name for Zulu [zul], Ngoni dialect of Nsenga [nse], Ngoni dialect of Tumbuka [tum], and Xingoni [xnq] of Mozambique. Not related to Ngoni [nya] of Malawi.

Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2020.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Chingoni

Latin script [Latn].

Christian, traditional religion.