The Tonga language of Mozambique, or Gitonga (spelled Guitonga in Portuguese) is a Bantu language spoken along the southern coast of the country. Often thought to be closest to Chopi to its south, the two languages have only a 44% lexical similarity.
Christian hymns, together with some of the Psalms of David in the language of the Ba Tonga, as spoken in the district of Inhambane, east Africa (1901)
Ruthe. Samuele: Ruth, and I. Samuel, chapters I to IV, in the Gitonga language (1902)
Itestamente lipya nya pfumu yatu Jesu Kristu: kanga ku lobidwego ki gitonga (1905)
January 30, 2023
tonga, language, mozambique, other, languages, called, tonga, tonga, language, disambiguation, tonga, language, mozambique, gitonga, spelled, guitonga, portuguese, bantu, language, spoken, along, southern, coast, country, often, thought, closest, chopi, south,. For other languages called Tonga see Tonga language disambiguation The Tonga language of Mozambique or Gitonga spelled Guitonga in Portuguese is a Bantu language spoken along the southern coast of the country Often thought to be closest to Chopi to its south the two languages have only a 44 lexical similarity TongaTonga InhambaneGitongaNative toMozambiqueNative speakers380 000 2006 1 Language familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoBenue CongoBantoidBantuSouthern BantuTongaLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code toh class extiw title iso639 3 toh toh a Glottologgito1238Guthrie codeS 62 2 References Edit Tonga at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Jouni Filip Maho 2009 New Updated Guthrie List OnlineExternal links EditChristian hymns together with some of the Psalms of David in the language of the Ba Tonga as spoken in the district of Inhambane east Africa 1901 Ruthe Samuele Ruth and I Samuel chapters I to IV in the Gitonga language 1902 Itestamente lipya nya pfumu yatu Jesu Kristu kanga ku lobidwego ki gitonga 1905 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tonga language Mozambique amp oldid 1049126442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
