Southern Ndebele

language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, one of the official languages of South Africa
Language language Q36785
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Southern Ndebele

Summary

Southern Ndebele is a language[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,776 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Southern Ndebele is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Southern Ndebele's instance of is recorded as language[4].
  • Southern Ndebele's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Southern Ndebele is a type of Nguni[6].
  • Southern Ndebele is a type of Zunda[7].
  • Southern Ndebele's writing system is recorded as Latin script[8].
  • Southern Ndebele's writing system is recorded as Latin alphabet[9].
  • Southern Ndebele's Commons category is recorded as Southern Ndebele language[10].
  • Southern Ndebele's Wikimedia language code is recorded as nr[11].
  • Southern Ndebele's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -26.2, 'longitude': 29.9}[12].
  • Southern Ndebele's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Southern Ndebele language[13].
  • Southern Ndebele's language regulatory body is recorded as Pan South African Language Board[14].
  • Southern Ndebele's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+640000'}[15].
  • Southern Ndebele's native label is recorded as IsiNdebele[16].
  • Southern Ndebele's indigenous to is recorded as Gauteng[17].
  • Southern Ndebele's indigenous to is recorded as Mpumalanga[18].
  • Southern Ndebele's indigenous to is recorded as Limpopo[19].
  • Southern Ndebele's indigenous to is recorded as North West[20].
  • Southern Ndebele's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/NBL[21].
  • Southern Ndebele's exact match is recorded as http://data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#SouthNdebele[22].
  • Southern Ndebele's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 1 National[23].

Why It Matters

Southern Ndebele ranks in the top 3% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,776 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Indigenous to Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo +1
    Coordinates
    Ethnologue language status 1 National
    Coordinate location {'latitude': -26.2, 'longitude': 29.9}
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