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Tsonga language facts for kids
| Tsonga | |
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| Changana Xitsonga |
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| Native to | Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
| Region | Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
| Native speakers | 3.7 million (2006) |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
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| Official status | |
| Official language in |  South Africa |
| Guthrie code | S.53 (S.52) |
| Linguasphere | 99-AUT-dc incl. varieties 99-AUT-dca... -dcg |
Tsonga is a language of Bantu origin spoken primarily in South Africa and Mozambique. It is also known as Changana or Xangana.
Text example
The Lord's Prayer written in Tsonga:
- Tata wa hina la nge matilweni,
- vito ra wena a ri hlawuleke;
- a ku te ku fuma ka wena;
- ku rhandza ka wena a ku endliwe misaveni,
- tanihi loko ku endliwa tilweni.
- U hi nyika namuntlha vuswa bya hina bya siku rin'wana ni rin'wana;
- u hi rivalela swidyoho swa hina,
- tanihi loko na hina hi rivalela lava hi dyohelaka;
- u nga hi yisi emiringweni,
- kambe u hi ponisa eka Lowo biha,
- Amen.
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