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Zulu

Bantu Languages

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
zul 1
Speaker Count
12,000,000 1
2013-2017 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers, per the infobox; the lead paragraph elsewhere cites a slightly higher figure of about 13.56 million.
Region
KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga; scattered communities elsewhere 1
Classification
Official Status
Official Language 1
Zulu
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Latin Script, Scripts

Zulu is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Zulu Language
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  • Lead section
    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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