ndebele
/(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person from South Africa.
name
Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples: Northern Ndebele and the not closely related Southern Ndebele.
Example Sentences
- "It's not relevant for the purpose of my discussion who got to Zimbabwe first between the Shonas and the Ndebeles."
- "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."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ/
- British English: /(ə)ndəˈbeɪleɪ/