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Meaning 1
The Bantu language spoken by these people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Tsonga
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈtsɒŋɡə/
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/ˈsɒŋɡə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒŋɡə
noun
Meaning 2
A large group of people who live in northern South Africa and southern Mozambique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: Tsonga — language
- French: tsonga — language
- German: Xitsonga — language
- Portuguese: changana — language
- Portuguese: tsonga — language
- Russian: тсо́нга (tsónga) — language
- Spanish: tsonga — language
- Tsonga: xitsonga — language
- Dutch: Shangaan — person
- French: Tsonga — person
- German: Tsonga — person
- Russian: тсо́нга (tsónga) — person
- Spanish: tsonga — person
- Tsonga: Mutsonga — person
- Tsonga: Vatsonga — person
- Tsonga: machangana — person
Real reading context