Ndebele refers to two related Bantu languages of southern Africa, both in the Nguni group that also includes Zulu and Xhosa. Northern Ndebele is spoken by around two million people in Zimbabwe, chiefly around Bulawayo and across Matabeleland, where it is the country's second most widely spoken language and holds official status. It descends from the speech of Zulu-related groups who moved north in the nineteenth century, and it remains close enough to Zulu for mutual understanding. Southern Ndebele, a distinct language, is one of South Africa's official languages, spoken mainly in Mpumalanga and Gauteng by around a million people. Both are written in the Latin alphabet and both use the click consonants characteristic of Nguni languages. The Southern Ndebele are also known for their painted house designs.
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