Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Zulu people of southwest Zimbabwe.
- noun The Nguni language of the Ndebele, closely related to Zulu spoken in South Africa.
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- proper noun A people of
South Africa . - proper noun A people of
Zimbabwe . - proper noun Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples:
North Ndebele and the not closely relatedSouth Ndebele
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Wayne, Willard, and Elias had a short talk in Ndebele, the sum of which was: We’re not going to get lucky twice.
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She said when she arrived at the singer’s home, a mystery voice told her that she had to buy air tickets for the mermaids (injuza in Ndebele, or an imaginary sea creature fabled to have a woman’s head and upper body and a fish’s tail) which would track down the thieves who had stolen her car and cash.
Enriching Our Economy Laban 2005
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She said when she arrived at the singer’s home, a mystery voice told her that she had to buy air tickets for the mermaids (injuza in Ndebele, or an imaginary sea creature fabled to have a woman’s head and upper body and a fish’s tail) which would track down the thieves who had stolen her car and cash.
Archive 2005-03-13 Laban 2005
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Languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Zimbabwe 2009
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Languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Zimbabwe 2008
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ZimbabweEnglish (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Languages 2008
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The Ndebele are the descendants of the great Zulu peoples in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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The Ndebele are the descendants of the great Zulu peoples in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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The Voortrekkers (front trekkers) were a vanguard of Boers who trekked out of the Cape Colony with ox-wagons in the 1830s to set up an ind The first were Nguni-speakers, known as the Ndebele, who named the area after one of their chiefs, called "Tshwane" which means "Little Ape".
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The first were Nguni-speakers, known as the Ndebele who named the place Tshwane, which means "Little Ape".
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