XNQ ISO 639-3
Xingoni
Xingoni Autonym
A language of Mozambique
- ISO 639
- xnq
- Alternate Names
- Mozambican Ngoni, Ngoni
- Autonym
- Xingoni
- Population
- 53,000 (2020 SIL).
- Location:
- Cabo Delgado province: Meluco, Montepuez, Mueda, and Nangade districts; Niassa province: Mecula district.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Manda (N.12)
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use Portuguese [por].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Xingoni
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Different from Ngoni which is an alternate name for Zulu [zul], Ngoni dialect of Nsenga [nse], Ngoni dialect of Tumbuka [tum], and Chingoni [xnj] of Tanzania. Not related to Ngoni [nya] of Malawi. Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Cabo Delgado province: Meluco, Montepuez, Mueda, and Nangade districts; Niassa province: Mecula district.
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