Nguni
/(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations. plural, plural-only
- 2 a group of southern Bantu languages wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The group of languages of the Nguni people.
Etymology
From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”).