Sumayela Ndebele, Northern Transvaal Ndebele or siNdebele is a
Bantu language
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of
South Africa
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. It is spoken northeast of
Southern Ndebele.
The language is more prevalent in the former Northern Transvaal (Polokwane mokopane). As a people the transvaal ndebele are an offshoot of Southern Ndebele, whom further got divided into 3 kingdoms recognised by the
traditional leaders council: ndebele of
Mgombhane KekanaLanga Mapela , Lbelo Kgomotshwane, Ledwaba and
Mashashane.
References
Languages of South Africa
Nguni languages
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