Chopi language
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This article is about the Bantu language. For the ethnic group, see Chopi people. For the aromatic plant, see Zanthoxylum piperitum.
Not to be confused with Chopi language (Sudanic).
| Chopi | |
|---|---|
| Chichopi | |
| Native to | Mozambique |
Native speakers | 760,000 (2006)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cce |
| Glottolog | chop1243 |
S.61,611[2] | |
| Linguasphere | 99-AUT-cc incl. varieties 99-AUT-cca...-ccd |
Chopi, also spelled Copi, Tschopi, and Txopi, is a Bantu language spoken along the southern coast of Mozambique.
Maho (2009) lists the possibly extinct Lenge dialect as a distinct language.[2]
References
- ^ Chopi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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