Nguni
/(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/noun
Nguni is spelled N-G-U-N-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Nguni means “The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Nguni?
| Letters | 5: N-G-U-N-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Nguni?
Nguni appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Nguni?
- /(ə)ŋˈɡuːni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Nguni mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The group of Southern African peoples comprising the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Mpondo and Ndebele nations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Nguni come from?
From Zulu noun stem as in umNguni (“member of Nguni people”), isiNguni (“Nguni language group”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).