Ndau dialect
| Ndau | |
|---|---|
| Region | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Native speakers | (2.4 million cited 2000–2006) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ndc |
| Glottolog | ndau1241 |
S.15 | |
Ndau (also called chiNdau, Chindau, Ndzawu, Njao, Chidanda) is a Bantu language spoken by 1,400,000 people.
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's status as an official language.
It is a national language of Zimbabwe.