Constituent Peoples
The following peoples are Nguni:
| People | Language | Population | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tugela | |||
| Swazi | Swazi | 2,258,000 | Swaziland, but also in South Africa around the Swazi border. Their homeland was KaNgwane. |
| Phuthi | Phuthi | 49,000 | Near the Lesotho-South Africa border in the Transkei region. |
| Zonda | |||
| Zulu | Zulu | 10,964,000 | Originally Zululand, but Blacks now identify themselves as Zulus all over Natal and as a minority in Eastern Transvaal and Gauteng. Their homeland was KwaZulu. |
| Xhosa | Xhosa | 8,478,000 | Xhosaland. Their homeland was the Ciskei and the Transkei. |
| Thembu | Xhosa | 750,000 | Thembuland. Their homeland was in the Transkei (they are often considered a Xhosa sub-group) |
| Pondo | Xhosa | Pondoland. Their homeland was in the Transkei (they are often considered a Xhosa sub-group) | |
| Mfengu | Xhosa | Mfenguland. Their homeland was in the Transkei (they are often considered a Xhosa sub-group) | |
| Southern Ndebele | Southern Ndebele | 659,000 | Central Transvaal |
| Zonda 2nd generation | |||
| Northern Ndebele (Matabele) | Northern Ndebele | 1,599,000 | Matabeleland |
| Ngoni | They do not have a language of their own but speak Tumbuka, Chewa, or Zulu. | 2,044,000 | Malawi |
| Total | Nguni languages | 26,801,000 | |
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