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Ndebele


Definition of Ndebele

noun (plural same or Ndebeles)

  • 1a member of a people of Zimbabwe and NE South Africa. See also Matabele.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Bantu language of the Ndebele, with over 1 million speakers. Also called Sindebele.

adjective

  • relating to the Ndebele or their language.

Origin:

the name in the Nguni languages

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