Northern Ndebele (Sindebele)

Northern Ndebele (nd, nde) is a world language. Wikidata records about 1.6M speakers. It is written in Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Zimbabwe.

Where Northern Ndebele is official

• Zimbabwe

Rates for Northern Ndebele translation

Northern Ndebele falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →