Shanjo language

Shanjo
Shanjo
Native to	Zambia
Native speakers	4,400 total of perhaps Shanjo, Mala,[clarification needed] and Kafue Twa (2010 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Kavango? Shanjo; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	included in Tonga (Zambia) [toi]
Glottolog	shan1291
Guthrie code	K.36

Shanjo (Sanjo) is a Bantu language of Zambia. Maho (2009) lists it as distinct from Tonga, which it has sometimes been classified as a dialect of.^[2]

NativetoZambia

Native speakers

4,400 total of perhaps Shanjo, Mala,^{[clarification needed]} and Kafue Twa (2010 census)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
  - Southern Bantoid
    - Bantu (Zone K)
      - Kavango?
        Shanjo

ISO 639-3included in Tonga (Zambia) [toi]

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