Ndebele may refer to:
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Southern Ndebele people
AmaNdebele are an Mbo ethnic group native to South Africa who speak isiNdebele language. AmaNdebele mainly inhabit the provinces of Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo, all of which are in the northeast of the country. Although both are part of the ...
, located in South Africa
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Northern Ndebele people
The Northern Ndebele people ( nd, amaNdebele) are an offshoot of the Bantu found in Southern Africa.
Their three related Ndebele groups in South Africa are divided into (Northern and Southern Ndebele), the Northern Ndebele of South Africa co ...
, located in Zimbabwe and Botswana
Languages
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Southern Ndebele language
Southern Ndebele (), also known as Transvaal Ndebele or South Ndebele, is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, spoken by the Ndebele people of South Africa.
There is also a different language called North ...
, the language of the South Ndebele
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Northern Ndebele language
Northern Ndebele (), also called Ndebele, isiNdebele saseNyakatho, Zimbabwean Ndebele or North Ndebele, associated with the term Matabele, is a Bantu language spoken by the Northern Ndebele people which belongs to the Nguni group of languages.
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, the language of the Northern Ndebele
See also
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Matabele (disambiguation) Matabele may refer to:
*Northern Ndebele people
The Northern Ndebele people ( nd, amaNdebele) are an offshoot of the Bantu found in Southern Africa.
Their three related Ndebele groups in South Africa are divided into (Northern and Southern ...
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