Tonga (Zambia)

E136468

Tonga (Zambia) is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Tonga people in southern Zambia and neighboring regions.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language ⓘ
language ⓘ
alternativeName Chitonga (Zambia) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)

Zambezi Tonga ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Ila language ⓘ
Lenje language ⓘ
Soli language ⓘ
country Zambia ⓘ
countryOfficialRecognition recognized Zambian language for local administration and education ⓘ
glottocode tumb1250 ⓘ
hasApproximateSpeakers over 1,000,000 speakers ⓘ
hasDialects Gwembe Tonga ⓘ
Ila (closely related) ⓘ
Plateau Tonga ⓘ
linked to: Tonga

Valley Tonga ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature noun class system ⓘ
tone language ⓘ
typical Bantu verb morphology ⓘ
iso639-1Code none ⓘ
iso639-2Code toi ⓘ
iso639-3Code toi ⓘ
languageBranch Zone M (Bantu) ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Tonga people of Southern Province ⓘ
linked to: Tonga people
notSameAs Tonga language (Malawi) ⓘ
Tongan language (Polynesian) ⓘ
partOf Bantu language family ⓘ
linked to: Bantu languages

Niger–Congo language family ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
spokenBy Tonga people (Zambia) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga people
spokenIn Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
neighboring regions of Botswana ⓘ
neighboring regions of Zimbabwe ⓘ
status major indigenous language of Zambia ⓘ
subfamilyOf Botatwe languages ⓘ
usedAs regional lingua franca in Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ
usedFor daily communication among Tonga people ⓘ
traditional ceremonies in Southern Zambia ⓘ
usedIn education in some Zambian primary schools ⓘ
local radio broadcasting in Zambia ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Bantu → hasMemberLanguage → Tonga (Zambia) ⓘ
Tonga (Zambia) → alternativeName → Chitonga (Zambia) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)
Tonga languages (southern Africa) → hasMember → Tonga language (Botswana) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)
Tonga languages (southern Africa) → hasAlternativeName → Tonga (southern Africa) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)
Tonga (Zimbabwe) → isRelatedTo → Tonga language (Zambia) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)
Tonga people → language → Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)
Tonga language (Malawi) → alternativeName → Chitonga (Malawi) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)
Bantu zone R → hasLanguage → Tonga (Zambia) ⓘ
Bantu zone S → includesLanguage → Tonga (southern Africa) ⓘ
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)