Tswa-Ronga group
E614290
The Tswa-Ronga group is a closely related cluster of Bantu languages spoken primarily in southern Mozambique and neighboring regions, encompassing varieties such as Tswa, Ronga, and Tsonga.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language group
ⓘ
Southern Bantu language cluster ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Tswa-Ronga cluster
NERFINISHED
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Tswa-Ronga dialect cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Tswa-Ronga languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Nguni languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sotho-Tswana languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | tswa1252 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Tswa-Ronga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guthrieClassification | S.50 ⓘ |
| guthrieZone | S ⓘ |
| hasDialectContinuumWith | neighboring Southern Bantu languages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Changana variety
ⓘ
Ronga language NERFINISHED ⓘ Shangaan variety ⓘ Tsonga language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tswa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Xitsonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesVariety |
rural Tsonga varieties
ⓘ
urban Tsonga varieties ⓘ |
| iso6393Code | tso (for Tsonga, a major member) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system typical of Bantu languages ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ tone used for lexical and grammatical distinctions ⓘ |
| partOf | Southeastern Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | southern Mozambique ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Eswatini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limpopo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Mpumalanga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedMember | Xitsonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ronga people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tswa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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