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nguni

/(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
ngu-ni
IPA
/(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

The group of languages of the Nguni people.

Etymology

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

Phrases

small hardy cattle endemic to Southern Africa

Questions

How do you pronounce nguni?
The recorded pronunciation is /(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/.
What does nguni mean?
The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations.
Where does nguni come from?
From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”).

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