Tonga

TOH

developing

Alternate Names: Bitonga, Gitonga, Inhambane, Shengwe, Tonga-Inhambane

Dialects: Gitonga Gy Khogani, Nyambe (Cinyambe), Sewi (Gisewi). Lexical similarity: 44% with Chopi ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
S
Copi (S.62)

Demographics: 375,000 (2006).

Language Development: NT: 1890–1996.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mozambique

Other Comments: Different from Tonga , of Malawi and Tonga , of Zambia and Zimbabwe.