Sumayela Ndebele language
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| Sumayela sNdebele | |
|---|---|
| SiNdebele sa seNyakatho | |
| Northern Transvaal Ndebele | |
| Native to | South Africa |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | sout2808 |
S.408[1] | |
Sumayela Ndebele, Northern Transvaal Ndebele or siNdebele is a Bantu language of South Africa. It is spoken northeast of Southern Ndebele.[2][3][4] The language is more prevalent in the former Northern Transvaal (Polokwane mokopane). As a people the transvaal ndebele are an offshoot of Southern Ndebele, whom further got divided into 3 kingdoms recognised by the traditional leaders council: ndebele of Mgombhane Kekana, Langa Mapela , Lbelo Kgomotshwane, Ledwaba and Mashashane.
References
[edit]- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Skhosana, Philemon Buti (2009). The Linguistic Relationship between Southern and Northern Ndebele (PDF) (DLitt thesis). University of Pretoria. hdl:2263/28563.
- ^ "SiNdebele saseNyakatho". Northern Ndebele. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "South African Languages | Northern Ndebele". Salanguages.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
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