Southern Ndebele language

Ndebele
Ndebele
Person	iNdebele
People	AmaNdebele
Language	IsiNdebele
Country	KwaNdebele

Southern Ndebele
Southern Ndebele
Transvaal Ndebele
isiNdebele seSewula
Native to	South Africa
Region	Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Gauteng, North West
Ethnicity	Southern Ndebele people
Native speakers	1.1 million (2011 census); 1.4 million L2 speakers (2002)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Southern Bantu Nguni Zunda Southern Ndebele; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Ndebele alphabet); Ndebele Braille
Signed forms	Signed Ndebele
Official status
Official language in	South Africa
Language codes
ISO 639-1	nr – South Ndebele
ISO 639-2	nbl – South Ndebele
ISO 639-3	nbl – South Ndebele
Glottolog	sout2808
Guthrie code	S.407
Linguasphere	99-AUT-fi + 99-AUT-fj

Southern Ndebele (English: /ɛndəˈbiːliː/), also known as Transvaal Ndebele or South Ndebele, is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, spoken by the Ndebele people of South Africa.

Northern Ndebele or Transvaal Ndebele also known as (sumayela) siNdebele, spoken in Limpopo in areas such as Polokwane (Bhulungwane), Ga-Rathoka (KaSontronga), Ga-Mashashane, Ga Maraba / Kalkspruit, Mokopane (Mghumbane), Zebediela (Sebetiela), which is closer to Southern Ndebele.

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