Ndebele
A language of South Africa
| Population | 640,000 (2006). |
| Region | Transvaal, south and central. |
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Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland, reference number 4 |
| Alternate names | Ndzundza, Nrebele, Southern Ndebele, Transvaal Ndebele |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Sotho-Tswana (S.30), Sotho, Northern |
| Language use | Official language. 1,400,000 L2 speakers. |
| Language development | Grammar. NT: 1986. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Different from Ndebele [nde] of Zimbabwe. |
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