Tsonga
Language Information
Tsonga (Xitsonga) is spoken in South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces), southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini.
Tsonga is a Bantu language with about 4 million or more speakers and is one of the official languages of South Africa. It is closely related to Ronga and Tswa of Mozambique.
Tsonga is a Bantu language with about 4 million or more speakers and is one of the official languages of South Africa. It is closely related to Ronga and Tswa of Mozambique.
Tsonga is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Tsonga Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Tsonga (Mozambique)
Vanhu hin'kwavu va psaliwili na va khululekìle, funthsi va fana hi lisima ni tinfaneno. Và psaliwili ni nyiko ya ku pimisa ni ku yehleketa; hi kolahu, va fanela ku hanya hi moya wa umbìlu ni unghani.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights