Language: Tsonga Find language
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tsonga | Mozambique | 4,200,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 75.00 % | 20.00 % | -1 - | ● |
|
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Tsonga | Zimbabwe | 5,800 | 4 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Tsonga, Shangaan | South Africa | 2,519,000 | 5 ● | Christianity | 68.00 % | 19.00 % | -1 - | ● |
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Tsonga, Shangaan | Swaziland | 24,000 | 4 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 4 | 0 ● | 0 |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group by country. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.
** Only people groups speaking Tsonga as primary language are listed. Other groups may speak Tsonga as a secondary language.
** Only people groups speaking Tsonga as primary language are listed. 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 | 1892-1968 |
| 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 ▲ | New | 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 | Father's Love Letter | |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |