Ngoni language (Mozambique)

Ngoni
Ngoni
Xingoni
Native to	Malawi
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Southern Tanzanian Highlands Bantu Manda-Ngoni Ngoni; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xnq
Glottolog	moza1251

Ngoni is a Bantu language of Mozambique. It is not an Nguni language, but only retains the name. It is only marginally mutually intelligible with Tanzanian Ngoni, with about 60% cognate vocabulary; speakers of the two languages resort to a third language, such as Swahili, to communicate. A lexicostatistical study found only 24% of core vocabulary.