Tonga language
E611848
The Tonga language is a Bantu language spoken by the Tonga people primarily in Zambia and Zimbabwe, with communities also found in neighboring regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonga language (Zambia) | 2 |
| Tonga language canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ila language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenje language NERFINISHED ⓘ Leya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialStatus | recognized language in Zambia ⓘ |
| ethnologueEntry | Tonga (toi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | tumb1250 ⓘ |
| guthrieClassification | M64 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chitonga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambezi Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBibleTranslation | Tonga Bible translation ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Gwembe Tonga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ila ⓘ Lenje NERFINISHED ⓘ Leya NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammarFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
extensive verbal inflection ⓘ subject–verb–object word order ⓘ |
| hasOrthographyGuidelinesBy | Zambia Curriculum Development Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
simple vowel system with length contrast ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationEffortBy | Zambian Ministry of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3 | toi ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Zone M (Bantu) ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarityWith |
Bemba language
ⓘ
Lozi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyanja language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEthnicGroup |
Tonga people of Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga people of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Province, Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral literature and storytelling
ⓘ
traditional songs and ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian religious services in Tonga-speaking areas
ⓘ
education in parts of Zambia ⓘ local radio broadcasting in Zambia ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Binga District
this entity surface form:
Tonga language (Zambia)
this entity surface form:
Tonga language (Zambia)