Etymology

Nguni

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Today it means: The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations. Full definition →

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The story

From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”).

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