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Ndebele|ndəˈbiːliː|
[Native name, f. n- sing. prefix + Tebele.]
The name of a Zulu people branches of which are found in Zimbabwe and in the Transvaal; also a member of this people; (also Sin-debele), the language of this people.
The Zimbabwean Ndebele are better known as the Matabele (ma = pl. prefix).
1913J. O'Neil (title) A grammar of the Sindebele dialect of Zulu. 1919[see Matabele]. 1930C. G. Seligman Races Afr. viii. 187 The Zulu-Xosa, chiefly in the coastal region south and east of Drakenberg Mountains,..include..the Amandebele (Matabele) of Matabeleland. 1937A. W. Hoernlé in I. Schapera Bantu-Speaking Tribes S. Afr. iv. 86 Among the Southern Transvaal Ndebele, each..clan has a special species of animal..which may not be named or eaten or used by the members of that clan... The Rhodesian Ndebele..have introduced a new hierarchy of rank resulting from their conquest of indigenous tribes in their new homes. 1951P. Abrahams Wild Conquest 175 ‘This one brought the news.’ ‘An Ndabele?’ ‘No, a Barolong.’ 1971Rand Daily Mail 27 Mar. 6/2 Our Zululand and Ndebele beadwork..has always been regarded as the best in the world. 1973Drum (Johannesburg) 8 Jan. 18/3 My mother language is Shona and I can speak English and Ndebele. |