Nguni

/(ə)ŋˈguni/
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Definitions of Nguni
  1. noun
    a group of southern Bantu languages
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    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
    type of:
    Bantoid language, Bantu
    a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
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