ISO 639-3 · ngongo
Niger–Congo family
Ngoni
Ngoni is a language of the Rufiji–Ruvuma branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Mozambique and Tanzania. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ngo- Glottocode
ngon1269- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ngoni |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ngoni language, Angoni language, Chingoni language, Kingoni language, Kisutu language |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Ngoni
The branches above Ngoni, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Mozambique
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