Southern Ndebele | |
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isiNdebele sakwaNdzundza noManala | |
isiNdebele seSewula | |
Native to | South Africa |
Region | Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, North West |
Ethnicity | amaNdebele |
Native speakers | 1.1 million (2011 census)[1] 1.4 million L2 speakers (2002)[2] |
Latin (Ndebele alphabet) Ndebele Braille | |
Signed Ndebele | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | nr – South Ndebele |
ISO 639-2 | nbl – South Ndebele |
ISO 639-3 | nbl – South Ndebele |
Glottolog | sout2808 |
S.407 [3] | |
Linguasphere | 99-AUT-fi + 99-AUT-fj |
Ndebele | |
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Person | iNdebele |
People | AmaNdebele |
Language | IsiNdebele |
Country | KwaNdebele |
isiNdebele (English: /ɛndəˈbiːliː/), also known as Southern Ndebele[1][4][5] is an African language belonging to the Mbo group of Bantu languages, spoken by the Ndebele people of South Africa.
Northern Ndebele or Ndebele also known as isiNdebele is spoken in Limpopo in areas such as Polokwane (Bhulungwane), Ga-Rathoka (KaSondonga), Ga-Mashashane, Ga Maraba / Kalkspruit, Mokopane (Mghumbane), Zebediela (Sebetiela), which is closer to Southern Ndebele.[6]
Name: South Ndebele
Name: South Ndebele