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Tonga language

Spoken language
Tonga, also known as Zambezi, is a Bantu language primarily spoken by the Tonga people who live mainly in the Southern province, Lusaka province, Central Province and Western province of Zambia, and in northern Zimbabwe, with a few in northwest... Wikipedia
Dialects: Plateau Tonga; Valley Tonga (We); Leya; Mala; Ndawe; Dombe
Language family: Niger–Congo? > Atlantic–Congo > Benue–Congo > Bantoid > Bantu > Botatwe > Tonga
Native speakers: 1.5 million (2001–2010 census)
Native to: Zambia, Zimbabwe
Writing system: Latin (Tonga alphabet); Tonga Braille