Ndebele | Ethnologue

A language of South Africa

ISO 639: nbl
Alternate Names: Isikhethu, Ndzundza, Nrebele, Southern Ndebele, Transvaal Ndebele, isiNdebele
Autonym: IsiNdebele
Population: 2,490,000, all users. L1 users: 1,090,000 (2011 census). L2 users: 1,400,000 (Webb 2002).
Location:: Mpumalanga and Gauteng (Nkangala district) provinces: northeast of Pretoria.
Language Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1996, Constitution, Article 6(1)). Statutory provincial language in Mpumalunga province (2012, Use of Official Languages Act, No. 12, Section 4(1)).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Nguni (S.407)
Language Development: Grammar. Bible: 2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ndebele
Writing: Braille script [Brai]. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.
Other Comments: Different from Ndebele [nde] of Zimbabwe.

Location: Mpumalanga and Gauteng (Nkangala district) provinces: northeast of Pretoria.