Nguni languages
Bantu languages spoken by the Nguni people / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nguni languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken by the Nguni people. These languages are spoken in Southern Africa, mostly in South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Nguni languages include Xhosa, Zulu, Swati, Hlubi, Phuthi and Ndebele (both Southern Ndebele and Northern Ndebele).
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Geographic distribution: | South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
Linguistic classification: | Niger–Congo
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The name "Nguni" comes from the cow breed called Nguni cattle. The word Nguni is sometimes used to mean all speakers of Nguni languages as a group. This is an incorrect use of the word, since many different tribes speak these languages.[1]