Ngoni language
| Ngoni | |
|---|---|
| Songea | |
| Chingoni | |
| Native to | Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi |
| Ethnicity | some Ngoni people |
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Native speakers
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(170,000 in Tanzania cited 1987) 53,000 in Mozambique (2006) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | ngon1269 |
N.12 |
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Ngoni is a Bantu language of Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi. It is one of several languages of the Ngoni people, who descend from the Nguni people of southern Africa, and the language is a member of the Nguni subgroup, with the variety spoken in Malawi sometimes referred to as a dialect of Zulu. Other languages spoken by the Ngoni may also be referred to as "Chingoni": many Ngoni in Malawi, for instance, speak Chewa, and other Ngoni speak Tumbuka or Nsenga.
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