Ndebele

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• The Ndebele language is known for its unique click sounds and rich tonal variations.

• The Ndebele dialect shares similarities with Zulu, making it easier for speakers to learn.

• The Ndebele style, in particular, is easily adapted to small or narrow spaces.

  Academic text (2002)

• Ndebele designs are constantly adapted to a range of different contexts.

  Academic text (2002)

• The murals became a highly visible assertion of Ndebele identity.

  Academic text (2002)

• Ndebele women consistently use commercial paints, whose bright colors are more appropriate for use in a modern urban setting than earth colors.

  Academic text (2002)

• An unidentified Ndebele woman paints the wall of her home in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

  Academic text (2002)

• This is an instrumental version of a Ndebele folk song that originated in Zimbabwe but was popularized in South Africa.

  Blog text (26)

• Moving around the corner back to the beginning of the exhibition, the viewer encounters a vitrine with seven Ndebele beaded neck rings and leg rings.

  Academic text (2006)

• Every Adire cloth dyed, each Ishiagu pot turned, and each Ndebele wall painted is an artistic expression committed to the welfare of family and community.

  Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

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Matabele

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A language spoken in Zimbabwe that is like Zulu

is the broader southern Africa variety sometimes regarded as a dialect of Zulu

Surface Forms

Etymology