9.004.000Speakers worldwide
4Countries where spoken
4Peoples who speak it
Written translation
Bible translation goes through four stages. See how far this language has come.
- Translation started Done
- Portions Done
- New Testament Done
- Whole Bible Current stage
Bible translation in Tsonga is at this stage: Complete Bible.
Complete Bible 1907-2017 New Testament 1894-1986 Bible portions Available
Oral resources
Not every translation is written. Where the culture is oral, or where few people read, audio recordings bring the Word before the printed text does.
Audio recordings
Available
Jesus Film
Available
Where this language is spoken
MZ
5.971.000
ZA
2.851.000
ZM
156.000
SZ
26.000
Who speaks this language
4 people group(s) speak this as their primary language.
| People group | Speakers | Evang. | Chr. | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tsonga
MZ
|
5.971.000 | 25.6% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Tsonga
ZA
|
2.851.000 | 21% | - | Significantly reached |
|
Tsonga
ZM
|
156.000 | 8% | - | Partially reached |
|
Tsonga
SZ
|
26.000 | 8% | - | Partially reached |
Pray for this language
Tsonga speakers already have the complete Bible. Pray that it is read, understood and lived, and that the church in this language takes the gospel to other peoples.
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically. · ISO 639-3: tso