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Southern Ndebele
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language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, one of the official languages of South Africa
Southern Ndebele is a Bantu language spoken in South Africa that belongs to the Nguni language family. It is recognized as one of South Africa's official languages, reflecting its importance to the country's linguistic and cultural heritage.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- modern language
- Country
- South Africa
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- writing system
- Latin alphabet
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 640000
- language regulatory body
- Pan South African Language Board
- Commons category
- Southern Ndebele language
- Wikimedia language code
- nr
- native label
- IsiNdebele
- indigenous to
- North West
- topic's main category
- Category:Southern Ndebele language
- P11012
- Crna Glava
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Encyclopedic overview
Geographical distribution of Southern Ndebele in South Africa: proportion of the population that speaks Southern Ndebele at home. 0–20%
20–40%
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