nguni

/(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/

Etymology

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

name

  1. The group of languages of the Nguni people.

noun

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