Language: Tsonga Find language
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tsonga | Mozambique | 4,064,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 75.00 % | 20.00 % | ● |
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Tsonga | Zimbabwe | 5,600 | 4 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 8.00 % | |
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Tsonga, Shangaan | South Africa | 2,433,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 68.00 % | 19.00 % | ● |
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Tsonga, Shangaan | Swaziland | 27,000 | 4 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 8.00 % | |
| Totals: 4 | 0 ● |
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Note: Only people groups speaking Tsonga as primary language are listed.
Other groups may speak Tsonga as a secondary language.
Other groups may speak Tsonga as a secondary language.
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | tso |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Bila (Vila) |
| Changa |
| Changana |
| Changana (Changa) |
| Djonga |
| Dzonga |
| Gwamba |
| Gwamba (Gwapa) |
| Gwapa |
| Hanganu |
| Hlanganu |
| Jonga (Djonga) |
| Jonga (Dzonga) |
| Langanu |
| Luleke (Xiluleke) |
| Ngwalungu (Shingwalungu) |
| Nhlanganu (Shihlanganu) |
| N'walungu (Shingwalungu) |
| Shangaan |
| Shangana |
| Shangani |
| Shihlanganu |
| Shilanganu |
| Shingwalungu |
| Shitsonga |
| Ssonga |
| Thonga |
| Tonga |
| Vatsonga |
| Vila |
| Xichangana |
| Xiluleke |
| Xitsonga |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Bila |
| Changana |
| Gwamba |
| Hlave |
| Jonga |
| Kande |
| Luleke |
| Ngwalungu |
| Nhlanganu |
| Nkuma |
| N'walungu |
| Songa |
| Xonga |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Dzonga |
| Gwapa |
| Hanganu |
| Hlanganu |
| Jonga |
| Langanu |
| Shihlanganu |
| Shilanganu |
| Shingwalungu |
| Tsonga: Jonga |
| Vila |
| Xiluleke |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | Questionable translation need |
| New Testament | 1894-1986 |
| Complete Bible | 1907-1989 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | National Bible Societies |
| Forum Bible Agencies | World Bible Finder |
| Gospel Go | World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Tsonga |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| General | TruthAction resources |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Tsonga 1929/2012 |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Tsonga 1989 Translation |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Tsonga 1989 Translation |
| Text / Printed Matter | Fathers Love Letter |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |