"Nguni" meaning in All languages combined

See Nguni on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/
Etymology: From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|zu|-}} Zulu Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nguni
  1. The group of languages of the Nguni people. Derived forms (Nguni cattle): small hardy cattle endemic to Southern Africa
    Sense id: en-Nguni-en-name--GhobbdR

Noun [English]

IPA: /(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/
Etymology: From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|zu|-}} Zulu Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Nguni pl (plural only)
  1. The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Language families Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-Nguni-en-noun-JVLeBcnT Disambiguation of Language families: 11 89 Disambiguation of Cattle: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 94 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90
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