Zulu, also known by its endonym isiZulu, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch, indigenous to Southern Africa and concentrated in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It became one of South Africa's 12 official languages in 1994.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2013-2017 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers, per the infobox; the lead paragraph elsewhere cites a slightly higher figure of about 13.56 million. RegionKwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga; scattered communities elsewhere 1 Classification
Official Status Zulu
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Written In
Zulu is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.
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1. Wikipedia: Zulu Language
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Zulu, also known by its endonym isiZulu, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in, and indigenous to, Southern Africa with about 13.56 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa, and it is understood by over 50% of its population. It became one of South Africa's 12 official languages in 1994.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
zul
Infobox, Speakers
L1: 12 million (2013-2017)
Infobox, Region
KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga; scattered communities elsewhere
Official status, Zulu entity page
It became one of South Africa's 12 official languages in 1994.
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