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The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.
Classification
Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages.
Geographic distribution
Tsonga is spoken by about 1,646,000 people in South Africa's Limpopo province, as well as 1.5 million people in Mozambique, and 19,000 people in Swaziland. There are also 5 000 speakers in Zimbabwe.
Official status
Tsonga is an official language in South Africa.External links
Bantu languages | Languages of Mozambique | Languages of South Africa | Languages of Swaziland | Languages of Zimbabwe
Tsonga (taal) | Tsongeg | Тсонга | Xitsonga | Idioma tsonga | Tsonga | Lingua tsonga | Tsonga | ChiTsonga | Gjuha Tsonga
"Tsonga language"