Tswa-Ronga group
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tswa-Ronga group canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Tswa-Ronga group Context triple: [Tswa language, partOf, Tswa-Ronga group]
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Undugu group
The Undugu group was a regional cooperative framework among Nile Basin countries that laid early groundwork for collaborative management and development of the river’s shared water resources.
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Makua group
The Makua group is a cluster of closely related Bantu-speaking ethnic communities primarily inhabiting northern Mozambique and parts of neighboring countries in southeastern Africa.
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Lunda people
The Lunda people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of Central Africa known for their historical Lunda Kingdom and widespread presence across parts of Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola.
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D.
Ovimbundu people
The Ovimbundu people are the largest ethnic group in Angola, traditionally agriculturalists and traders concentrated in the country’s central highlands, with a distinct culture and social organization.
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E.
Tanga group
The Tanga group is a small archipelago of volcanic islands located off the east coast of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, known for its traditional cultures and marine biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tswa-Ronga group Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Undugu group
The Undugu group was a regional cooperative framework among Nile Basin countries that laid early groundwork for collaborative management and development of the river’s shared water resources.
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B.
Makua group
The Makua group is a cluster of closely related Bantu-speaking ethnic communities primarily inhabiting northern Mozambique and parts of neighboring countries in southeastern Africa.
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C.
Lunda people
The Lunda people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of Central Africa known for their historical Lunda Kingdom and widespread presence across parts of Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola.
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D.
Ovimbundu people
The Ovimbundu people are the largest ethnic group in Angola, traditionally agriculturalists and traders concentrated in the country’s central highlands, with a distinct culture and social organization.
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E.
Tanga group
The Tanga group is a small archipelago of volcanic islands located off the east coast of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, known for its traditional cultures and marine biodiversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language group
ⓘ
Southern Bantu language cluster ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Tswa-Ronga cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
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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
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Tsonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tswa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
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Subject: Tswa-Ronga group Description of subject: 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.
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