Tonga language

Tonga language

Tonga can refer to four different languages:
*Tonga language (Zambia) (ISO 639-2: bnt; SIL: TOI; ISO 639-3: toi) — a Bantu language spoken in Zambia and Zimbabwe
*Tonga language (Malawi) (ISO 639-2: tog; SIL: TOG; ISO 639-3: tog) — a Bantu language spoken in Malawi
*Tonga language (Mozambique) (also known as Gitonga) (ISO 639-2: bnt; SIL: TOH; ISO 639-3: toh — a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique
*Tonga language (Thailand) (ISO 639-2: mkh; SIL: TNZ; ISO 639-3: tnz) — a Mon-Khmer language spoken by some Negrito Orang Asli groups in Thailand and Malaysia

There is also the Polynesian language Tongan (ISO 639-2-2: ton; SIL: TOV) spoken in Tonga in the South Pacific.


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