Venda language
Also known as
- Tshivenda,
- Chivenda,
- Cevenda
Venda, also known as Tshivenḓa, or Luvenḓa, is a Bantu language. The majority of Venda speakers live in South Africa (where Venda is an official language), but there are also speakers in Zimbabwe. During the Apartheid era of South Africa, the bantustan of Venda was set up to cover the Venda speakers of South Africa.
Venda belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages.
Not much is known about the ancient history of the Venda people. The language Tshivenda is also mainly regarded as...
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Language
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| Language Family |
| Writing System |
| Region |
| ISO 639-3 Code |
- ven
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