Tsonga language

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The Tsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.

1 Classification
2 Geographic distribution
- 2.1 Official status
3 External links

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Classification

Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages.

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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.

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