Tsonga is spoken by approximately 1,750,000 people in South Africa and an estimated 3,275,000 in the region including countries such as Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Other names used for the language are Shitsonga, Thonga, Tonga, Shangana, and Shangaan.songa is spoken by approximately 1,750,000 people in South Africa and an estimated 3,275,000 in the region including countries such as Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Other names used for the language are Shitsonga, Thonga, Tonga, Shangana, and Shangaan.
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