Chopi language
Bantu language spoken in Mozambique / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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, (also spelled Copi, Tschopi, and Txopi), is a Bantu language spoken along the southern coast of Mozambique.
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Chopi | |
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Chichopi | |
Native to | Mozambique |
Native speakers | 1.1 million (2017)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | cce |
Glottolog | chop1243 |
S.61,611 [2] | |
Linguasphere | 99-AUT-cc |
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Maho (2009) lists the possibly extinct Lenge dialect as a distinct language.[2]