Nguni

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Nguni

/əŋˈɡuːni/

Where it comes from

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

noun

plural, plural only The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations.

proper noun

The group of languages of the Nguni people.

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"Nguni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nguni. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Nguni. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nguni

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"Nguni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nguni.

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@misc{nguni_2026,
  title = {Nguni},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nguni},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}