Chopi (Cicopi / tshitshopi)

Chopi is a Southern Bantu language spoken by about 1.1 million people in Inhambane Province in southern Mozambique. In particular, it is spoken in the Zavala District in the south of Inhambane Province, and also in the city of Inhambane, and in the districts of Inharrime, Maxixe and Jangamo.

Other names for Chopi include Cicopi, Copi, Chope, Shichopi, Shicopi, Tschopi, Tsitxopi and Txopi. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Chopi alphabet

Chopi alphabet

Download an alphabet chart for Chopi (Excel)
Detail of the Chopi alphabet provided by Wolfram Siegel (PDF)

Notes

Sample text

Sungameto ya tshitishi atshiya ngu gondissa tshishopi vhatu vha matiku o hambana. Mishuvhu yo gondela tshitshopi ya khatile la Vivi, a kuni lokhoko lo wotissa matuse a li lidhimi. Se hiwona ti to khene kulavheka ku ni mugondissa ka tshitishi atshia ku vhamwane vhana gonde.

Translation

The idea of this channel is to teach Chopi to people from different countries. The decision to learn Chopi started with Vivi, who had the patience to ask different words in this language. From there, we began to see it was necessary to teach through this channel so that other people can also learn.

Source: 01 - LEARNING CICOPI - APRENDIENDO CICOPI - TEASER

Videos in Chopi

Links

Information about Chopi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopi_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopi_(langue)
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Língua_chope
http://www.language-archives.org/language/cce
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/chopi.html
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/chop1243
https://www.scribd.com/document/733996869/Linguistica-Bantu

Bantu languages

Aka, Aushi, Bafaw-Balong, Bangi, Bangubangu, Basaa, Bemba, Bembe, Bena, Benga, Bhaca, Bila, Bube, Budu, Bujeba, Bukusu, Bulu, Bushong, Central Kilimanjaro, Central Teke, Chichewa, Chokwe, Chopi, Chuwabu, Comorian, Dciriku, Digo, Duala, Eton, Ewondo, Fang, Fuliiru, Fwe, Ganda/Luganda, Giryama, Gogo, Gungu, Gusii, Gwere, Gyele, Haya, Hehe, Herero, Ibinda, Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki, Ikizu, Ikoma, Jita, Kabwa, Kako, Kalanga, Kamba, Kanyok, Kiga, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kisi, Kobo, Kogo, Komo, Kongo, Konjo, Koti, Kuhane, Kukuya, Kunda, Kuria, Kwambi, Kwangali, Kwasio, Lambya, Lega, Lengola, Lingala, Loma, Lomwe, Lozi, Luba-Katanga, Luchazi, Lunda, Luvale, Luyana, Makaa, Makonde, Makhuwa, Mandekan, Maore, Masaaba, Mbama, Mbere, Mbosi, Mbugu, Mbukushu, Mbunda, Mbuun, Mende, Mongo, Mpiemo, Mushungulu, Mwani, Myene, Nambya, Nande, Ngoni, Ngwii, Njebi, Nkore, North Teke, Northern Ndebele (South Africa), Northern Ndebele (Zimbabwe), Northern Sotho, Nyamwezi, Nyakyusa, Nyemba, Nyole, Nyoro, Nyungwe, Nzadi, Oroko, OshiWambo, Pagibete, Pare, Punu, Rangi, Ronga, Safwa, Seki, Sena, Sengele, Shambala, Shona, Soga, Songe, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Suba, Sukuma, Swahili, Swati, Taita, Talinga, Tanga, Tembo, Tetela, Tonga, Tongwe, Tooro, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswa, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turu, Umbundu, Venda, Vili, Vwanji, Wanzi, West Teke, Xhosa, Yakam, Yansi, Yao, Yasa, Yeyi, Zigula, Zinza, Zulu

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

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