Zulu language
Zulu tribe weapons!
Zulu people
| ~ 12,,[1] | |
| South Africa | 10,, ( census) to 12,,[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Lesotho | ,[1] |
| Zimbabwe | ,[1] |
| Eswatini | ,[1] |
| Malawi | 66,[1] |
| Botswana | 5,[1] |
| Mozambique | 6,[1] |
| Zulu (many also speak English, Portuguese, Afrikaans and Xhosa) | |
| Christianity, Zulu religion | |
| Nguni, Xhosa, Swazi, Ndebele, other Bantu peoples | |
| person | umZulu |
| people | amaZulu |
| language | isiZulu |
| country | kwaZulu |
The Zulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa. There are million Zulu living in South Africa, mostly in KwaZulu-Natal province. However, a small number of Zulu also live in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. The Zulu language, called isiZulu, is a Bantu language of the Nguni subgroup.
The Zulu Kingdom was very important in South African history during the s and s. During Apartheid, the Zulu people were third-class Zulu tribe warriors!