Zulu people
AmaZulu|
~ 12,159,000 |
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South Africa | 10,659,309 (2001 census) to 12,559,000 |
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Lesotho | 324,000 |
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Zimbabwe | 167,000 |
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Eswatini | 107,000 |
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Malawi | 66,000 |
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Botswana | 5,900 |
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Mozambique | 6,000 |
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Zulu (many also speak English, Portuguese, Afrikaans and Xhosa) |
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Christianity, Zulu religion |
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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 10-11 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.