Ndebelen.adj.

Brit.

/(ə)ndəˈbɛleɪ/,

/(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ/,

/(ə)ndəˈbiːli/, U.S.

/(ə)ndəˈbɛleɪ/,

/(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ/,

/(ə)ndəˈbili/, South African English

/(ə)ndəˈbeli/,

/(ə)ndəˈbiːli/,

/(ə)nˈdebele/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Ndebeles.

Forms: 1900s– Ndabele, 1900s– Ndebele.

Origin: A borrowing from Ndebele. Etymon: Ndebele -Ndebele.

Etymology: < Ndebele -Ndebele (with class prefix iNdebele (singular), amaNdebele (plural): compare Amandebele n. and adj.), perhaps related to Southern Sotho Matabele and Setswana Matabele (see Matabele n. and adj.).

A. n.

1. An Nguni people living mainly in Zimbabwe and in northern areas of South Africa.Sometimes used of an individual member of this people (see quot. 1951).The Zimbabwean Ndebele are better known as the Matabele (see Matabele n. and adj.).

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1801

amaXhosa1809

Matabele1823

Amapondo1824

amaZulu1829

Bapedi1835

Basotho1835

knobnose1848

Ovambo1853

Sotho1883

Tonga1891

Ronga1899

Venda1901

Pedi1912

Mopedi1928

Ndebele1930

Lobedu1933

Tsonga1937

Pondo1950

Nguni1957

1930 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 63 377 More recent authors have noted its [sc. the reed-flute ensemble's] occurrence among the Bavenda, the Transvaal Basotho and the Ndebele.

1937 A. 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.

1951 P. H. Abrahams Wild Conquest 175 ‘This one brought the news.’ ‘An Ndabele?’ ‘No, a Barolong.’

1985 L. Platzky & C. Walker Surplus People 38 A bantustan for the Southern Ndebele was to be created near Groblersdal in the Transvaal.

2001 Global News Wire (Nexis) 18 Apr. Some tribalist Swazis still see the Ndebele as being in power now.

2. The Niger–Congo language of the Ndebele. Also called Sindebele.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Ndebele

Setebele1835

Amandebele1872

Tebele1883

Sindebele1913

Ndebele1939

1939 N. J. van Warmelo in A. M. Duggan-Cronin Bantu Tribes III. i. 12 A modified Nguni language and culture (Ndebele) still flourishes there [i.e. in Matabeleland] now, and shows no sign of decay.

1973 Drum (Johannesburg) 8 Jan. 18/3 My mother language is Shona and I can speak English and Ndebele.

1993 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 9 Oct. 9 If this letter is anything to go by, multilingualism including North and South Sotho,..Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele is out.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Ndebele or their language.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Bantu languages

Kaffir1588

Kongo1597

Xhosa1812

Amapondo1830

Zulu1839

Sesotho1844

Swahilian1846

Kikuyu1850

Bantu1858

Fan1861

Amandebele1872

Nyamwezi1872

Wagogo1878

Lunda1879

Luganda1882

Sotho1883

Gogo1891

Tonga1891

Chichewa1897

Ronga1897

Bemba1904

Ila1907

Tsonga1907

Meru1908

Chewa1909

Venda1913

Lingala1922

Luba1922

Pedi1922

Nyanja1923

Nguni1929

Ndebele1930

Lobedu1937

Tiv1939

Mongo1961

Siswati1964

1930 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 63 349 In July, 1930, I heard several Sotho and Ndebele reed-flute ensembles in the Northern Transvaal.

1937 N. J. van Warmelo in I. Schapera Bantu-Speaking Tribes 53 These Ndebele tribes must not be confused with the Ndebele now living in Matabeleland.

1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 27 Mar. 6/2 Our Zululand and Ndebele beadwork..has always been regarded as the best in the world.

1994 D. Matthews in Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 9 Jan. 11/1 Mrs Mahlangu's mother insisted she learn traditional Ndebele painting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ndebele
释义	Ndebelen.adj. Brit. /(ə)ndəˈbɛleɪ/, /(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ/, /(ə)ndəˈbiːli/, U.S. /(ə)ndəˈbɛleɪ/, /(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ/, /(ə)ndəˈbili/, South African English /(ə)ndəˈbeli/, /(ə)ndəˈbiːli/, /(ə)nˈdebele/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Ndebeles. Forms: 1900s– Ndabele, 1900s– Ndebele. Origin: A borrowing from Ndebele. Etymon: Ndebele -Ndebele. Etymology: < Ndebele -Ndebele (with class prefix iNdebele (singular), amaNdebele (plural): compare Amandebele n. and adj.), perhaps related to Southern Sotho Matabele and Setswana Matabele (see Matabele n. and adj.). A. n. 1. An Nguni people living mainly in Zimbabwe and in northern areas of South Africa.Sometimes used of an individual member of this people (see quot. 1951).The Zimbabwean Ndebele are better known as the Matabele (see Matabele n. and adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1801 amaXhosa1809 Matabele1823 Amapondo1824 amaZulu1829 Bapedi1835 Basotho1835 knobnose1848 Ovambo1853 Sotho1883 Tonga1891 Ronga1899 Venda1901 Pedi1912 Mopedi1928 Ndebele1930 Lobedu1933 Tsonga1937 Pondo1950 Nguni1957 1930 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 63 377 More recent authors have noted its [sc. the reed-flute ensemble's] occurrence among the Bavenda, the Transvaal Basotho and the Ndebele. 1937 A. 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. 1951 P. H. Abrahams Wild Conquest 175 ‘This one brought the news.’ ‘An Ndabele?’ ‘No, a Barolong.’ 1985 L. Platzky & C. Walker Surplus People 38 A bantustan for the Southern Ndebele was to be created near Groblersdal in the Transvaal. 2001 Global News Wire (Nexis) 18 Apr. Some tribalist Swazis still see the Ndebele as being in power now. 2. The Niger–Congo language of the Ndebele. Also called Sindebele. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Ndebele Setebele1835 Amandebele1872 Tebele1883 Sindebele1913 Ndebele1939 1939 N. J. van Warmelo in A. M. Duggan-Cronin Bantu Tribes III. i. 12 A modified Nguni language and culture (Ndebele) still flourishes there [i.e. in Matabeleland] now, and shows no sign of decay. 1973 Drum (Johannesburg) 8 Jan. 18/3 My mother language is Shona and I can speak English and Ndebele. 1993 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 9 Oct. 9 If this letter is anything to go by, multilingualism including North and South Sotho,..Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele is out. B. adj. Of or relating to the Ndebele or their language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Bantu languages Kaffir1588 Kongo1597 Xhosa1812 Amapondo1830 Zulu1839 Sesotho1844 Swahilian1846 Kikuyu1850 Bantu1858 Fan1861 Amandebele1872 Nyamwezi1872 Wagogo1878 Lunda1879 Luganda1882 Sotho1883 Gogo1891 Tonga1891 Chichewa1897 Ronga1897 Bemba1904 Ila1907 Tsonga1907 Meru1908 Chewa1909 Venda1913 Lingala1922 Luba1922 Pedi1922 Nyanja1923 Nguni1929 Ndebele1930 Lobedu1937 Tiv1939 Mongo1961 Siswati1964 1930 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 63 349 In July, 1930, I heard several Sotho and Ndebele reed-flute ensembles in the Northern Transvaal. 1937 N. J. van Warmelo in I. Schapera Bantu-Speaking Tribes 53 These Ndebele tribes must not be confused with the Ndebele now living in Matabeleland. 1971 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 27 Mar. 6/2 Our Zululand and Ndebele beadwork..has always been regarded as the best in the world. 1994 D. Matthews in Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 9 Jan. 11/1 Mrs Mahlangu's mother insisted she learn traditional Ndebele painting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1930
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