People Groups Lists Language:  Tsonga

Language:  Tsonga

Population of Groups Speaking

7,301,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

4

Scripture Status

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Tsonga Mozambique 4,525,000 7,300,000 ● Christianity ● 75.00 % 25.59 % -
Tsonga Zimbabwe 136,000 7,300,000 Christianity ● 90.00 % 8.00 % -
Tsonga, Shangaan South Africa 2,615,000 7,300,000 ● Christianity ● 68.00 % 21.04 % -
Tsonga, Shangaan Eswatini 24,000 7,300,000 Christianity ● 90.00 % 8.00 % -
  Totals:  4           0 ●     0
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
 
No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
  Totals:  0           0 ●     0
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Status
Living
Ethnologue Code tso
Written Yes
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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
N’walungu
Ngwalungu
Nhlanganu
Nkuma
Nkuna
N'walungu
Songa
Xonga

Dialect Alternate Names
Changa
Djonga
Dzonga
Gwapa
Hanganu
Hlanganu
Jonga
Langanu
Shangaan
Shangana
Shihlanganu
Shilanganu
Shingwalungu
Tsonga: Bila
Tsonga: Changana
Tsonga: Hlave
Tsonga: Jonga
Tsonga: Kande
Tsonga: Luleke
Tsonga: Nhlanganu
Tsonga: N'walungu
Tsonga: Songa
Tsonga: Xonga
Vila
Xichangana
Xiluleke
Xitsonga
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  1. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. Populations are scaled to the current year. Other data may have varying ages. We welcome suggested updates.
  2. A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
  3. The data is sometimes not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
  4. Joshua Project makes every effort to ensure that the subject in an image is in fact from the specific people group. In rare instances a representative photo may be used.
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