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  Northern Ndebele language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Northern Ndebele language, or isiNdebele, or Sindebele, is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the Ndebele or Matabele people of Zimbabwe.
Sindebele is very closely related to the Zulu language spoken in South Africa.
This is because the Ndebele people of Zimbabwe descend from followers of the Zulu leader Mzilikazi, who left kwaZulu in the early nineteenth century during the Mfecane.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sindebele_language   (171 words)

  
 Bantu languages
Other important Bantu languages include Lingala, Kikongo[?], and Chichewa[?] in Central and Eastern Africa, and Shona[?], Sindebele[?], Setswana, Sesotho[?], Zulu, Xhosa, Sepedi, and Swazi in Southern Africa.
Some are usually known in English without the class prefix (Swahili for Kiswahili, Zulu for isiZulu, etc.), and some others vary (Setswana or Tswana, Sindebele or Ndebele, etc.).
But the bare form typically does not occur in the language: in the country of Botswana the people are the Batswana, one person is a Motswana, and the language is Setswana.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Bantu_language.html   (395 words)

  
 Sindebele Translation Service - English to Sindebele Translation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
You probably don't speak Sindebele yourself, so there are a few questions you'll need to consider when choosing a translation company.
To ensure our translators keep abreast of the language our Sindebele translators live in-county and translate into their mother tongue.
Only professional translators whose native language is Sindebele perform our English to Sindebele translation.
www.appliedlanguage.com /languages/sindebele_translation.shtml   (428 words)

  
 Fortune A-G
Ama martire ase Uganda (in Sindebele as spoken at Empandeni, South Matabeleland).
Casset, A. Citonga grammar and vocabulary for the use of the settlers between Livingstone and the Kafue.
Catechism, prayers and hymns in Sindebele, as spoken in the Mangwe district.
web.uflib.ufl.edu /cm/africana/fortune1.htm   (5025 words)

  
 Ndebele Information Center - ndebele
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The Zimbabwean Ndebele ndebele dolls is closer to Zulu african ndebele art than it is to the two South African Ndebele languages.
www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Official_Languages_M_-_O/Ndebele.html   (571 words)

  
 Zimbabwe Population
The Mashona (Shona speakers), who constitute about 75 percent of the population, have lived in the area the longest and are the majority language group.
The Matabele (Sindebele speakers), representing about 20 percent of the population and centered in the southwest around Bulawayo, arrived in within the last 150 years.
An offshoot of the South African Zulu group, they maintained control over the Mashona until the white occupation of Rhodesia in 1890.
www.nationbynation.com /Zimbabwe/Population.html   (98 words)

  
 Lonely Planet's Guide to Zimbabwe
The rest of the people are native speakers of Bantu languages, the two most prominent of which are Shona, spoken by 76% of the population, and Sindebele, spoken by 18%.
Annoying co-travellers can be swiftly despatched by dedicated practising of the Sindebele 'clicks', made by drawing the tongue away from the front teeth, slapping it on the roof of the mouth, or drawing it quickly sideways from the right upper gum.
Zimbabwean cuisine is mostly the legacy of bland British fare combined with normally stodgy African dishes.
webcenter.travel.aol.com /travel/lonely_planet/africa/zimbabwe/culture.html   (855 words)

  
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English is the official language of Zimbabwe, but most Zimbabweans are native speakers of Bantu languages, especially Shona, spoken by 76% of the population, and Sindebele, spoken by 18%.
Although most city-dwellers have at least a little knowledge of English, it is worth acquainting yourself with a few words of Shona or Sindebele for less urban settings.
This is not as easy as one might desire, since Sindebele involves a complicated system of clicking sounds that require a fair bit of effort for the non-native speaker.
www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/Africa/Zimbabwe/default.asp?SubLink=DExplorer/Africa/Zimbabwe/ciPeople_Inc.htm   (567 words)

  
 Childrens Bush Camp
The objective of this part of PDC's extensive education programme is to teach local children conservation concepts, an understanding of ecological relationships, the value of biodiversity, an appreciation of painted dogs and the role they play in ecosystems, and to inspire an emotional attachment to the beauty and complexity of nature.
“Iganyana” is the local Sindebele language name for painted dogs.
The bush camp was built into the middle of teak woodlands near the border of Hwange National Park.
painteddog.org /BL_bushcamp.htm   (454 words)

  
 'Language and Ethnicity in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe: A Case of Ndebele- Kalanga relations, 1930-1960'
I argue that as for the Kalanga, debates about Tjikalanga, their language, were born out of a quest for ethnic revival and the desire to resist a broad-based Ndebele identity, which seemed apparent when government policy and predominantly Ndebele cultural activists sidelined Tjikalanga as a regional language after 1930.
As for the Ndebele people, they were divided between those who advocated the Zulu language believing it to be the impande (root) of their life and those who advocated for Sindebele.
They had the support of their parents who in the 1930s and 1940s had maintained Kalanga ethnic identity through inculcating a culture of ethno-linguistic conservatism in their children, who faced Sindebele at school.
www.inkundla.net /indaba/2005/Mabasa/msindo1.php   (550 words)

  
 Ndebele language resources
Ndebele language spoken in South Africa The Ndebele people of Zimbabwe, also known as the Matabele The Sindebele language spoken in Zimbabwe, also known as Matabele This is a disambiguation page — a list...
The bare form typically does not occur in the language: in the country of Botswana the people are the Batswana, one person...
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English...
mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Ndebele.html   (1471 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Bush, Powell call Zimbabwe election unfair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It has 150-seat Parliament, 120 of whom are elected and the rest appointed by the president.
LANGUAGES: English is the official language but Shona and Sindebele are widely spoken.
Bush told a news conference that the United States is consulting with other countries to decide how "to deal with this flawed election."
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002/03/13/zimbabwe.htm   (413 words)

  
 SOCIOEconomic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Such animals cannot be disposed of without the performance of a ritual.
Payment of the bride price (amalobolo (Sindebele), rowora (Shona)).
While in recent years cattle have been substituted by money, most cultures still insist that a given number of cattle are driven to the in-law's kraal.
www.ilri.cgiar.org /InfoServ/Webpub/Fulldocs/AnGenResCD/docs/IndiLiveGenoZimbabwe/SOCIOEconomic.htm   (2237 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Notes for a Sindebele dictionary and grammar, with illustrative sentences,: Books: William Allen Elliott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Amazon.com: Notes for a Sindebele dictionary and grammar, with illustrative sentences,: Books: William Allen Elliott
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Notes for a Sindebele dictionary and grammar, with illustrative sentences, (Unknown Binding)
www.amazon.com /Sindebele-dictionary-grammar-illustrative-sentences/dp/B0008CLOAA   (480 words)

  
 Zimbabwe prayers
Great and Loving God, we ask for your continuing support of the work done by missionaries in Zimbabwe as the church strives to spread the Good News of your everlasting love and forgiveness.
Open their hearts as they communicate in many languages, such as Shona and Sindebele, and help them embrace the blessings offered by Christians around the world so that we might understand and pass on the diverse ways in which your love comes to us.
God of compassion, we give thanks for the Companion Synod Program of the ELCA which allows ELCA synods and congregations to develop more personal relationships with our global Christian neighbors.
www.elca.org /countrypackets/zimbabwe/pray.html   (459 words)

  
 Fortune T-Z
Teacher's guide (Longmans' new Sindebele readers Standard 3).
Teacher's guide (Longmans' new Sindebele readers Sub- standard A).
Izihlabelo zogundumisa umlimu: Sindebele hymnal, revised and enlarged.
web.uflib.ufl.edu /cm/africana/fortune4.htm   (2147 words)

  
 Ndebele Translation Services – Web Listings
Ndebele Translation services company offering high quality professional Ndebele Translation at excellent prices.
Sindebele Translation services company offering high quality professional...
Tebele, Isinde'bele, Sindebele, Northern Ndebele; Dialects: Close to Zulu.
www.business.com /directory/media_and_entertainment/publishing/editorial_and_literary_services/translation_services/languages/ndebele/weblistings.asp   (448 words)

  
 BICWM Annual Report 2005 - Global Updates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A joint meeting in October brought opposing sides together for a transforming time of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Siyakubonga Jesu” -- means “We thank you, Jesus!” in Sindebele and Zulu, two of the scores of languages spoken across our southern African region.
The Lord’s blessing in southern Africa has been incredible over this past year, leaving us with many reasons to give thanks!
www.bic-church.org /wm/annrpt-05/globalupdates.html   (1182 words)

  
 Africa Report: African Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Official languages: English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
Take a look at some of Zimbabwe's Top Companies
www.africareport.com /country_profile.aspx?Country_ID=17   (297 words)

  
 The Most Beautiful Thing In Zimbabwe
The largest fl ethnic group in Zimbabwe is the Shona.
The Shona speak a language called Chishona, and the Ndebele speak Sindebele.
Most of them raise only enough food for thier families.
members.tripod.com /zimbabwesafari/mostbeautiful.htm   (80 words)

  
 Sokwanele - about Zimbabwe
The Mashona (Shona speakers), who constitute about 75% of the population, have lived in the area the longest and are the majority language group.
The Matabele (Sindebele speakers), representing about 20% of the population and centered in the southwest around Bulawayo, arrived in within the last 150 years.
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
www.sokwanele.com /articles/homepage/aboutzimbabwe.html   (3897 words)

  
 Sindebele   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
International Publications Services has been licensed to translate and publishing the following Church Resources products in Sindebele:
Please contact the International Publications Services, Edenvale, South Africa for availability and pricing information.
Please click on each language for a listing of licensed products.
www.lifeway.com /lwc/lwc_cda_article/0,1643,A=154793&X=1&M=50088,00.html   (74 words)

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