| 释义 |
▪ I. Sindebele
see Ndebele.
▪ II. Sindebele, n.
Brit. |ˌsɪndəˈbeɪli|, |ˌsɪndəˈbiːli|, U.S. |ˌsɪndəˈbili|, S. Afr. |ˌsɪndəˈbeli|, |sɪndəˈbiːli|
[‹ Ndebele isiNdebele > n. and adj.).
The form Isindebele is also found in English contexts.]
The Nguni language of the Ndebele people. Also attrib. Cf. Ndebele n. 2.
1913J. O'Neil (title) A grammar of the Sindebele dialect of Zulu. 1919H. H. Johnston Compar. Study Bantu & Semi-Bantu Lang. I. v. 798 Tebele (Sindebele). This dialect of the Matabele (Amandebele) Zulus [etc.]. 1950C. Bullock Mashona & Matabele 147, I may say parenthetically the translation of our word God by the Shona word Mwai or the Sindebele word Mlimo. 1976Sunday Times 10 Oct. 19 One of the loosely inter-linked languages of the Nguni group—the others are Zulu, Swazi and Sindebele. 1999S. Agere & S. Chiwaro in L. Adamolekun Public Admin. in Afr. xxi. 361 English is the official language [of Zimbabwe], though Shona and Sindebele are taught in the schools and widely used as a means of communication by the majority of the indigenous people. |