RNG ISO 639-3
Ronga
Xironga Autonym
A language of Mozambique
- ISO 639
- rng
- Alternate Names
- GiRonga, Gironga, Rhonga, ShiRonga, Shironga, XiRonga, Xirhonga
- Autonym
- Xironga
- Population
- 617,000 in Mozambique (2017). Total users in all countries: 618,000.
- Location:
- Cidade de Maputo; Maputo province.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Tswa-Rhonga (S.54)
- Dialects
- Konde, Putru, Kalanga. Partially intelligible with Tsonga [tso] and Tswa [tsc].
- Language Development
- Grammar. Bible: 1923.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ronga
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- KwaZulu-Natal province.
- Dialects
- Konde.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of South Africa
Language Name
Ronga
User Population
1,000 in South Africa (2012 J. Leclerc).
Map
Location: Cidade de Maputo; Maputo province.
Size and Vitality
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