Meanings
plural Ndebeles
- A person from South Africa.
- A person from Zimbabwe.
It's not relevant for the purpose of my discussion who got to Zimbabwe first between the Shonas and the Ndebeles.
2015, Khoza Mduduzi, The West Stole Africa's Wealth1 more example
Furthermore, Britain's show of disapproval for Mugabe's Zanu-PF government during the land seizures was in conflict with its largely silent approach on the 1980s Gukurahundi conflict, in which Mugabe ordered the massacre of up to 20,000 Ndebele civilians.
2009 June 17, Blessing-Miles Tendi, “Tsvangirai's dicey strategy”, in The Guardian
- Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples: Northern Ndebele and the not closely related Southern Ndebele.
And look, that’s you a few years later, holding up a package at a prize-giving ceremony — throughout primary you always came first in English and Ndebele class.
2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 恩德贝莱语
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Japanese ンデベレ語
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Cite this entry
Ndebele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ndebele
“Ndebele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ndebele. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ndebele,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ndebele.
Source: Ndebele on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.