Nguni

Ngu·ni  (ng-gn)

n. pl. Nguni or Ngu·nis

1. A member of a group of peoples of southern and southeast Africa, including the Swazi, Ndebele, Xhosa, and Zulu.

2. Any of the Bantu languages of the Nguni.

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Nguni [^əŋˈguːnɪ]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a group of Bantu languages of southern Africa, consisting chiefly of Zulu, Xhosa, and Swazi

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Noun

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Nguni - a group of southern Bantu languages Bantoid language, Bantu - a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent Matabele, Ndebele - a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu Swazi - a Bantu language closely related to Zulu Xhosa - a Bantu language closely related to Zulu Zulu - a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa