Tonga
Language Information
Tonga (Chitonga) is spoken in southern Zambia and northwestern Zimbabwe.
Tonga is a Bantu language with about 1.5 million or more speakers. Many Tonga were resettled when the Kariba Dam was built on the Zambezi in the 1950s. It should not be confused with Tongan, the Polynesian language of Tonga.
Tonga is a Bantu language with about 1.5 million or more speakers. Many Tonga were resettled when the Kariba Dam was built on the Zambezi in the 1950s. It should not be confused with Tongan, the Polynesian language of Tonga.
Tonga is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Tonga Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Tonga
Bantu boonse balazyalwa kabaangulukide alimwi kabeelene alimwi akwaanguluka kucita zyobayanda. Balazyalwa amaanu akuyeeya, aakusala alimwi beelede kulanga bambi mbuli banabokwabo.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