Sumayela Ndebele language

Sumayela sNdebele
Sumayela sNdebele
SiNdebele sa seNyakatho
Northern Transvaal Ndebele
Native to	South Africa
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Southern Bantu Nguni Tekela Sumayela sNdebele; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	sout2808
Guthrie code	S.408

Sumayela Ndebele, Northern Transvaal Ndebele or siNdebele is a Bantu language of South Africa. It is spoken northeast of Southern Ndebele. The language is more prevalent in the former Northern Transvaal (Polokwane mokopane). As a people the transvaal ndebele are an offshoot of Southern Ndebele, whom further got divided into 3 kingdoms recognised by the traditional leaders council: ndebele of Mgombhane Kekana, Langa Mapela , Lbelo Kgomotshwane, Ledwaba and Mashashane.