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Guitonga language (Mozambique)

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Native to
  
Mozambique

ISO 639-3
  
toh

Guthrie code
  
S.62

Native speakers
  
380,000 (2006)

Glottolog
  
gito1238

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Southern Chopi (S.60)? Tonga

Guitonga (sometimes spelled Gitonga, also less frequently also called Tonga) is a Bantu language spoken along the southern coast of Mozambique. Often thought to be closest to Chopi to its south, the two languages have only a 44% lexical similarity.

References

Guitonga language (Mozambique) Wikipedia


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