- Ngoni language
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Ngoni Chingoni Spoken in Tanzania, Mozambique Ethnicity some Ngoni people Native speakers 170,000 in Tanzania (no date)
53,000 in Mozambique (2006)Language family Language codes ISO 639-3 ngo Ngoni is a Bantu language of Tanzania and Mozambique. It is one of several languages of the Ngoni people, who descend from the Nguni people of southern Africa. Despite its name, it is not descended from an Nguni language, but only retains the name. Generally any language spoken by the Ngoni may be called "Ngoni": The Ngoni of Malawi, for instance, is Chewa, and other Ngoni speak Tumbuka or Nsenga.
Categories:- Language articles with undated speaker data
- Rufiji-Ruvuma languages
- Languages of Tanzania
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