IsiNdebele lulimi olukhulunywa ngamaNdebele. IsiNdebele siyafanana lesiZulu ngoba sidabuka esiZulwini. Inengi labantu abakhuluma isiNdebele ngabaseZimbabwe abangu 1,550,000.[1] Abakhuluma isiNdebele mhlaba wonke jikelele bangu 1,572,800.[1]
Ukukhuluma
editIsiNdebele siyafanana lesiZulu njalo kuyaneliseka ukuthi umkhulumi wesiNdebele anelise ukuxoxwa lowesiZulu engazange afunde ulimi olunye.
Ukuloba
editIsiNdebele silotshwa ngeLatin Script eyiyo esetshenziswa yisiNgisi lezinye ezinengi indimi zolimi.[1] IsiNdebele silotshwa njengoba sikhulunywa. Amagama emphawu ezisetsenziswa esiNdebeleni ayalandela.
| Uphawu | NgesiNdebele | NgesiNgisi |
|---|---|---|
| : | Ikhefu | Colon |
| . | Ichatha | Dot |
| < | Umcijo wesokunxele | Arrow pointing left |
| ! | Uphawo lokubabaza | Exclamation mark |
| . | Ungqi | Full stop |
| - | Hayifeni | Hyphen |
| " " | Isiphawulankulumo | Inverted commas |
| ; | Ikhefana | Semi colon |
| ? | Uphawu lokubuza | Question mark |
| ( ) | Izibaya | Brackets |
| [ ] | Izibaya ezimileyo | Square brackets |