Nguni languages
Bantu languages spoken by the Nguni people / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nguni languages are a group of Bantu languages indigenous to southern Africa (mainly South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kingdom of eSwatini) by the Nguni people. Nguni languages include Xhosa, Hlubi, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swati. The appellation "Nguni" derives from the Nguni cattle type. Ngoni (see below) is an older, or a shifted, variant.
Nguni | |
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Ethnicity | Nguni people |
Geographic distribution | Southern Africa |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
Proto-language | Proto-Nguni |
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Glottolog | ngun1267 |
It is sometimes argued that the use of Nguni as a generic label suggests a historical monolithic unity of the people in question, where in fact the situation may have been more complex.[1] The linguistic use of the label (referring to a subgrouping of Bantu) is relatively stable.
From an English editorial perspective, the articles "a" and "an" are both used with "Nguni", but "a Nguni" is more frequent and more correct especially if "Nguni" is pronounced as it is suggested (/ŋˈɡuːni/)[by whom?].