ISO 639-3 · toitoi
Niger–Congo family
Tonga
Tonga is a language of the Botatwe branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Zimbabwe and Zambia. Wikidata counts about 1.3 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Zambia and Zimbabwe”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
toi- Glottocode
tong1318- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- Wikipedia
- 29 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tonga |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tonga language, Chitonga, Zambezi |
| All speakers | 1,270,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Zimbabwe |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Tonga
The branches above Tonga, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Zimbabwe
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