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Ndebele

Noun CEFR B1
(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ

Definitions

  1. A person from South Africa.
    plural, plural-only
  2. Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples: Northern Ndebele and the not closely related Southern Ndebele.
  3. A person from Zimbabwe.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

FrançaisNdébélé

Examples

“Furthermore, Britain's show⟳ of disapproval for Mugabe's Zanu-PF government during the land⟳ seizures was in conflict with its largely silent approach⟳ on the 1980s Gukurahundi conflict, in which Mugabe ordered the massacre of up to 20,000 Ndebele civilians.”
“And look⟳, that’s you a few years later, holding up a package at a prize-giving ceremony — throughout primary you always came first in English and Ndebele class.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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