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Tsonga

Pronunciation: /ˈtsɒŋgə/

Definition of Tsonga

noun (plural same or Tsongas)

  • 1a member of a people living in the Limpopo province of South Africa, southern Mozambique, and southern Zimbabwe. Also called Shangaan.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Bantu language of the Tsonga, which has about 3 million speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Tsonga or their language.

Origin:

a local name, from either Tsonga or Zulu

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