Tebelen.
/təˈbiːliː/ A Niger-Congo language belonging to the South Eastern Bantu group. Cf. Ndebele n. and adj.
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Setebele1835
Amandebele1872
Tebele1883
Sindebele1913
Ndebele1939
1883 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Langs. Afr. II. xii. 300 Travellers write about..the Language of the Ma-tabéle, but there is reason to believe that it is Zulu... Syke, of the London Missionary Society, prepared School Books..: this gives the idea that Tabéle is a separate Language.
1897 W. A. Elliott Dict. Tebele & Shuna Lang. p. v The Tebele language is of course only a variety of the Zulu.
1897 W. A. Elliott Dict. Tebele & Shuna Lang. p. vi Different types have been used for the two languages, clarendon for the Tebele, and small capitals for the Shuna.
1919 H. H. Johnston Compar. Study Bantu & Semi-Bantu Lang. I. v. 798 Tebele (Sindebele). This dialect of the Matabele (Amandebele) Zulus [etc.].
1977 C. F. Voegelin & F. M. Voegelin Classif. & Index World's Langs. 70 Ndebele = Tabele = Tebele.
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