Tonga language (Malawi)
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The Tonga language (Malawi) is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Tonga people of northern Malawi, distinct from other similarly named Tonga languages in southern Africa.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
language of Malawi ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Chitonga (Malawi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chewa language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tumbuka language ⓘ |
| country | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Tonga language (Botswana)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga language (Mozambique) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tonga people (Malawi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GuthrieCode | N15 ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | tumb1250 ⓘ |
| hasGlottologName | Tonga (Malawi) ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith | other Nyasa Bantu languages ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | tone language ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | Lake Malawi lakeshore communities in northern Malawi ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in Malawi ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | tog ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Bantu languages ⓘ Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| name | Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Chewa language
ⓘ
Ngoni language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tumbuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Region of Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | Lake Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | northern Malawi ⓘ |
| spokenInDistrict |
Nkhata Bay District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rumphi District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Nyasa Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tonga people (Malawi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local education in parts of northern Malawi
ⓘ
oral tradition of Tonga people (Malawi) ⓘ religious activities in Tonga communities (Malawi) ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
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