Tsonga language

Bantu language of the Tsonga people of southern Africa

Tsonga is a language of Bantu origin spoken primarily in South Africa and Mozambique. It is also known as Changana or Xangana.

Tsonga
Changana
Xitsonga
Native toMozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
RegionLimpopo, Mpumalanga
Native speakers
3.7 million (2006)
Official status
Official language in
 South Africa
Language codes
ISO 639-1ts
ISO 639-2tso
ISO 639-3tso
S.53 (S.52)[1]
Linguasphere99-AUT-dc incl. varieties 99-AUT-dca...
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Text example

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The Lord's Prayer written in Tsonga:

Tata wa hina la nge matilweni,
vito ra wena a ri hlawuleke;
a ku te ku fuma ka wena;
ku rhandza ka wena a ku endliwe misaveni,
tanihi loko ku endliwa tilweni.
U hi nyika namuntlha vuswa bya hina bya siku rin'wana ni rin'wana;
u hi rivalela swidyoho swa hina,
tanihi loko na hina hi rivalela lava hi dyohelaka;
u nga hi yisi emiringweni,
kambe u hi ponisa eka Lowo biha,
Amen.

References

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  1. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online