Tonga language (Mozambique)

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.

Tonga
Tonga-Inhambane
Gitonga
Native toMozambique
Native speakers
380,000 (2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3toh
Glottologgito1238
S.62[2]

References

  1. Tonga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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