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Nguni

Pronunciation: /(ə)ŋˈguːni/
Definition of Nguni

noun (plural same)

  • 1a member of a group of Bantu-speaking peoples living mainly in southern Africa.
  • 2 [mass noun] the group of closely related Bantu languages, including Xhosa, Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele, spoken by the Nguni.

adjective

  • relating to the Nguni or their languages.

Origin:

from Zulu

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