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ndebele

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ndebele.

Editorial note

Cecil Rhodes was held in high estimation from the Ndebele people to the point of receiving a king-like burial ritual from them, but he still thought that british were god's gift to mankind.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples: Northern Ndebele and the not closely related Southern Ndebele.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ndebele gathered in one view.

noun

Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples: Northern Ndebele and the not closely related Southern Ndebele.

noun

A person from South Africa.

noun

A person from Zimbabwe.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ndebele.

noun

Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples: Northern Ndebele and the not closely related Southern Ndebele.

noun

A person from South Africa.

noun

A person from Zimbabwe.

Example sentences

1

Cecil Rhodes was held in high estimation from the Ndebele people to the point of receiving a king-like burial ritual from them, but he still thought that british were god's gift to mankind.

2

I have spoken to it in Zulu as I am able to speak in it {{and my dad gave me a dictionary so I can test its vocabulary and use of it}}, it can have a simple back and forth conversation but It doesn't do well with Zulu or Ndebele speakers {{got my mom who is very fluent to try it out}}.

3

From a practical perspective - the nearest Uni was St Petersburg - if you had to guess how many comparative grammers of say Russian/Ndebele Russian/Cherokee Russian/Urdu were available in late 19th C Biyalostok?

4

"Coloured" refers to (and is used self-descriptively by) a subset of people of mixed race of generally one or more of usually British and Dutch ancestry on the "White" side, and generally one or more of various Bantu groups (mostly Xhosa, Zulu, some Ndebele, &c.) or Khoisan ancestry, and sometimes also of Malaysian or other South-East Asian ancestry (from ex-Dutch colonies).

5

If we take just the language, we're comparing (French, Italian, German) against (Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venḓa, Xhosa, Zulu and Afrikaans).

Quote examples

1

"Coloured" refers to (and is used self-descriptively by) a subset of people of mixed race of generally one or more of usually British and Dutch ancestry on the "White" side, and generally one or more of various Bantu groups (mostly Xhosa, Zulu, some Ndebele, &c.) or Khoisan ancestry, and sometimes also of Malaysian or other South-East Asian ancestry (from ex-Dutch colonies).

Proper noun examples

1

From a practical perspective - the nearest Uni was St Petersburg - if you had to guess how many comparative grammers of say Russian/Ndebele Russian/Cherokee Russian/Urdu were available in late 19th C Biyalostok?

2

If we take just the language, we're comparing (French, Italian, German) against (Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venḓa, Xhosa, Zulu and Afrikaans).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ndebele in a sentence?

Cecil Rhodes was held in high estimation from the Ndebele people to the point of receiving a king-like burial ritual from them, but he still thought that british were god's gift to mankind.

What does ndebele mean?

Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples: Northern Ndebele and the not closely related Southern Ndebele.

What part of speech is ndebele?

ndebele is commonly used as noun.