Tonga
PrintA language of Mozambique
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bitonga, Gitonga, Inhambane, Shengwe, Tonga-Inhambane
Population
375,000 (2006).
Location
South, Inhambane area up to Morrumbane.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Gitonga Gy Khogani, Nyambe (Cinyambe), Sewi (Gisewi). Lexical similarity: 44% with Chopi [cce].
Language Development
NT: 1890–1996.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Different from Tonga [tog] of Malawi and Tonga [toi] of Zambia and Zimbabwe.