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Tswa (Xitswa) is a South-Eastern Bantu language in Southern Mozambique. Its closest relatives are Ronga and Tsonga the three forming the Tswa–Ronga family of languages.Tswa is mainly spoken in the rural areas west of Inhambane. Its largest dialect Hlengwe extends westwards to Southern Zimbabwe; Maho (2009) considers this to be a distinct language. The other principal dialects are Dzibi (Dzivi) and Dzonga.