Ndebele

[ uhn-duh-bee-lee ]

noun

, plural Nde·be·les, (especially collectively) Nde·be·le

1. Also called Matabele. a member of a Nguni people of the Transvaal and Zimbabwe.
2. the Bantu language of these people.

Ndebele

/ ənˈdɛbɛle /

noun

1. Ndebele a member of a Negroid people of Zimbabwe See also Matabele
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu grouping of the Niger-Congo family

Example Sentences

Sthembiso Ndebele lives in one of the shacks with her three children, including her disabled 10-year-old son, who she said is not coping with the conditions.

From BBC

Rights groups say 20,000 civilians, mostly from the Ndebele tribe, were killed in what has become known as the massacres of Gukurahundi.

From Reuters

Zimbabwe’s state radio and a host of community stations offer broadcasts in Shona, Ndebele and 12 other local languages, he said.

From Seattle Times

Two languages — Navajo and Ndebele — once all but forbidden by conquerors, and given full throat.

From New York Times

In her Ndebele language, “no” means “with,” and Violet was the name of her mother, who died when she was 18 months old.

From New York Times