Tswa language
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Name (Hebrew)
שפת טסווא
Name (Latin)
Tswa language
Other forms of name
Kitshwa language
Kitswa language
Sheetshwa language
nne Sheetswa language
Shitshwa language
Shitswa language
Xitshwa language
Xitswa language
See Also From tracing topical name
Bantu languages
Ronga language
Tsonga language
See Also From tracing place name
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2085051
Library of congress:
sh 85138356
Sources of Information
- Persson, J.A. Gramática Xitshwa, 2000.
- Biebuyck, D. African Ethnonyms, c1996:p. 261 (Tswa (Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe); Bantu language, Tswa (Zaire); Bantu language; see also Mongo)
- Ethnologue, Feb. 26, 2003(Tshwa; alt. names: Kitshwa, Sheetshwa, Shitshwa, Xitshwa)
Wikipedia description:
Tswa (Xitswa) is a South-Eastern Bantu language in Southern Mozambique. Its closest relatives are Ronga and Tsonga, the three forming the Tswa–Ronga family of languages. Tswa is mainly spoken in the rural areas west of Inhambane. Its largest dialect, Hlengwe, extends westwards to Southern Zimbabwe; Maho (2009) considers this to be a distinct language. The other principal dialects are Dzibi (Dzivi) and Dzonga. According to some estimates, there are perhaps more than one million BaTswa, however not all can communicate in Tswa. Many Mozambicans, including census takers, regard it as a dialect of Tsonga.
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