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ISO 639-3 · ndende
Niger–Congo family
Northern Ndebele
Sindebele
Northern Ndebele is a language of the Nguni branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Wikidata counts about 1.6 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, one of the official languages of Zimbabwe”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
nde- ISO 639-1
nd- Glottocode
nort2795- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Wikipedia
- 46 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Northern Ndebele · Sindebele |
|---|---|
| Also called | North Ndebele, Zimbabwean Ndebele, Sindebele, Matabele, nd |
| All speakers | 1,572,800 |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Zimbabwe |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Northern Ndebele
The branches above Northern Ndebele, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Zimbabwe
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationaltumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalsotSesothoNiger–Congo · 6 m1 · NationaltsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationaltsoTsongaNiger–Congo · 4 m1 · NationalvenVendaNiger–Congo · 1.3 m1 · NationaltoiTongaNiger–Congo · 1.3 m2 · Provincial