Tsonga language

Bantu language of the Tsonga people of Southern Africa TsongaXitsongaNative to Eswatini Mozambique South Africa Zimbabwe Region Gauteng Limpopo Mpumalanga Inhambane Province Gaza Province Maputo Province Maputo City North West Chiredzi District Mwenenzi District EthnicityVaTsongaNative speakers3.7 million (2006–2011)3.4 million L2 speakers in South Africa (2002)Language familyNiger–Congo? Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuTswa–RongaTsongaWriting systemLatin (Tsonga alphabet)Tsonga BrailleSigned formsSigned TsongaOfficial statusOfficial language in South Africa Zimbabwe (as 'Shangani') Recognised minoritylanguage in MozambiqueLanguage codesISO 639-1tsISO 639-2tsoISO 639-3tsoGlottologtson1249Guthrie codeS.53 (S.52)Linguasphere99-AUT-dc incl. varieties 99-AUT-dca...-dcgThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. TsongaPersonMutsongaPeopleVatsongaLanguageXitsonga Geographical description of Tsonga in South Africa: proportion of the population that speaks a form o