Xitsonga

E25191

Bantu language Southern Bantu language natural language

Xitsonga is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Tsonga people in southern Africa, notably in South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu language → Southern Bantu language → natural language →
alternateName	Tsonga language → Xitsonga language →
belongsToEthnicGroup	Tsonga people →
closelyRelatedTo	Ronga language → Shangaan varieties → Tswa language →
glottocode	tson1249 →
hasDialects	Ronga → Tswa → Xitsonga of Mozambique → Xitsonga of South Africa →
hasGrammaticalFeature	agglutinative morphology → subject–verb–object word order →
hasPhonologicalFeature	noun class system → tone →
hasStandardizationBody	Pan South African Language Board →
ISO639-1Code	ts →
ISO639-2Code	tso →
ISO639-3Code	tso →
isOfficialLanguageIn	South Africa →
isRecognizedMinorityLanguageIn	Mozambique → Zimbabwe →
languageFamily	Atlantic–Congo languages → Bantoid languages → Bantu languages → Benue–Congo languages → Niger–Congo languages →
primaryCountry	Mozambique → South Africa → Zimbabwe →
region	Gauteng Province → Gaza Province → Inhambane Province → Limpopo Province → Mpumalanga Province → Southern Africa → Southern Mozambique →
spokenBy	Tsonga people →
subfamily	Southern Bantu languages →
usedFor	local administration → music and songs → oral literature → religious practice →
usedInEducationIn	South Africa →
usedInMediaIn	South Africa →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tsonga → Tsonga ("Xitsonga language") →	alternativeName
Limpopo → Mpumalanga →	hasOfficialLanguage
Limpopo Province → South Africa →	officialLanguage
Xitsonga ("Xitsonga language") →	alternateName
Tshivenda ("Xitsonga (Tsonga language)") →	closelyRelatedTo
Tsonga ("Xitsonga (standard dialect)") →	hasDialect
Southern Bantu →	hasMemberLanguage
National Council of Provinces →	language
Pan South African Language Board →	languageScope
Alexandra →	languageUsed