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Nguni

//(ə)ŋˈɡuːni// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The group of languages of the Nguni people.
Noun
  1. 1
    The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    a group of southern Bantu languages wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”).

Etymology 2

From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”).

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