TOG ISO 639-3
Tonga
Chitonga Autonym
A language of Malawi
- ISO 639
- tog
- Alternate Names
- Kitonga, Siska, Sisya, Western Nyasa
- Autonym
- Chitonga
- Population
- 382,000 (2020 World Factbook). , based on ethnicity.
- Location:
- Nkhata Bay district: Lake Malawi west shore; Nkhotakota, Mzimba, and Rumphi districts.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Manda (N.15)
- Language Development
- Bible: 1987.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tonga
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Different from Tonga [toi] of Zimbabwe and Zambia and Tonga [toh] of Mozambique.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Nkhata Bay district: Lake Malawi west shore; Nkhotakota, Mzimba, and Rumphi districts.
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