Ndebele
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A language of South Africa
ISO 639-3
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.
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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
Language Development
Grammar. Bible: 2013.
Language Resources
Different from Ndebele [nde] of Zimbabwe.