The Southern Bantu or siNtu languages are a large group of Bantu languages spoken in the region of southern Africa. They are nearly synonymous with Guthrie's Bantu zone S.
History Proto-Southern Bantu was first spoken some time during the 2nd millennium CE within the borderland between South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, where the different Southern Bantu subgroups meet.
Languages Language groups are followed by their code in the Guthrie classification.
Southern Bantu languages Chopi (S60) Chopi Guitonga Nguni languages (S40) Zunda Xhosa Zulu Ndebele Northern Ndebele (Zimbabwe Ndebele) Southern Ndebele Tekela Swati Phuthi Sumayela Ndebele (Northern Transvaal Ndebele) Lala Bhaca Hlubi Nhlangwini Sotho–Tswana (S30 + K20): Tswana ("Western Sotho") Kgalagadi Sotho Northern Sotho (Sepedi) Southern Sotho (Sesotho) Sepulana ("Eastern Sotho") Lozi Tswa–Ronga (S50): Tsonga Ronga Tswa Shona-Venda Shona Eastern Shona group Ndau (S15) Central Shona group Korekore (S11) and Tawara Zezuru (S12) Manyika (S13) and Tewe Karanga (S14) Western Shona group Kalanga (S16) Nambya Venda (S20)
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