əŋˈgōnē noun
or ngu·ni -günē
( plural ngoni or ngonis or nguni or ngunis )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a prominent people of the region of Lake Nyasa in south central Africa
b. : a member of such people
2.
a. : a group of closely related Bantu languages consisting of Zulu, Xhosa, and Swazi
b. : a dialect of Zulu more or less mixed with adjoining languages spoken in Nyasaland and Tanganyika