Chingoni | Ethnologue

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: xnj
Alternate Names: Angoni, Kingoni, Kisutu, Ngoni, Sutu, Tanzanian Ngoni
Autonym: Chingoni
Population: 258,000 (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Location:: Iringa and Morogoro regions; Ruvuma region: Songea area.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Manda (N.12)
Dialects: Different from Ngoni which is an alternate name for Zulu [zul], Ngoni dialect of Nsenga [nse], Ngoni dialect of Tumbuka [tum], and Xingoni [xnq] of Mozambique. Not related to Ngoni [nya] of Malawi.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Swahili [swh].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2020.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Chingoni
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Iringa and Morogoro regions; Ruvuma region: Songea area.