Changana language

E653274

Changana is a Bantu language spoken primarily in southern Mozambique and neighboring regions, closely related to other Tswa–Ronga varieties.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Changana language canonical 3
Shangana (Changana) language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
alternateName Changana
Shangaan
Xichangana
Xitsonga Changana (in some sources)
linked to: Xitsonga
closelyRelatedTo Ronga language
Tsonga language
Tswa language
country Eswatini
South Africa
family Niger–Congo language family
GuthrieCode S.53
hasDomain local radio broadcasting in southern Mozambique
hasEthnicGroup Changana people
hasLinguisticFeature agglutinative morphology
verb conjugation with subject markers
hasPhonologicalFeature tone
typical Bantu noun class system
hasStandardization orthographic norms based on Latin alphabet
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Tsonga language (to a high degree)
ISO639-3 cce
isPartOf Tswa–Ronga dialect continuum
languageBranch Tswa–Ronga
linked to: Tswa-Ronga
primaryCountry Mozambique
region Gaza Province
Inhambane Province
Maputo Province
southern Mozambique
spokenIn Eswatini
Mozambique
South Africa
statusInMozambique important regional language in the south
subclassOf Southern Bantu languages
Tswa–Ronga languages
subfamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Bantu languages
Benue–Congo languages
Southern Bantoid languages
linked to: Southern Bantoid
subgroup Guthrie S.50 group
Tswa–Ronga group
linked to: Tswa-Ronga group
usedAlongside Portuguese language
usedBy Changana people
usedIn everyday communication
music and songs
oral literature
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tswa–Ronga languages hasPart Changana language
Chopi closelyRelatedTo Shangana (Changana) language
linked to: Changana language
Ronga people linguisticRelation Changana language
XiRonga sharesFeaturesWith Changana language