Ndau dialect
Shona dialect of central Mozambique and Zimbabwe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ndao language or Pendau language.
Ndau (also called chiNdau, Chindau, Ndzawu, Njao, Chidanda) is a Bantu language spoken by 1,400,000[contradictory] people.
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Ndau | |
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Region | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Native speakers | 2.4 million (2000–2006)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ndc |
Glottolog | ndau1241 |
S.15 [2] |
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Ndau is a Shona language and it is mutually intelligible with other Shona languages such as Manyika, Zezuru and Karanga.The 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe accorded Ndau status as an official language.[3]