Zulu is a Bantu language

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• Bantu languages — Bantu Geographic distribution: Subsaharan Africa, mostly Southern Hemisphere Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid …   Wikipedia

• Zulu — [zo͞o′lo͞o] n. 1. pl. Zulus or Zulu a member of a people living mainly in KwaZulu Natal province, South Africa 2. the Bantu language of this people, closely related to Xhosa adj. of the Zulus or their language or culture …   English World dictionary

• Zulu — ► NOUN 1) a member of a South African people living mainly in KwaZulu/Natal province. 2) the Bantu language of this people …   English terms dictionary

• Zulu language — Infobox Language name=Zulu nativename=isiZulu familycolor=Niger Congo states=flagicon|South Africa South Africa flagicon|Zimbabwe Zimbabwe flagicon|Malawi Malawi flagicon|Mozambique Mozambique flagicon|Swaziland Swaziland region=Zululand, Durban …   Wikipedia

• Zulu — Infobox Ethnic group group = Zulus pop = 10,659,309 (2001 census) [http://www.southafrica.info/ess info/sa glance/demographics/census main.htm South Africa grows to 44.8 million] , on the site [http://www.southafrica.info southafrica.info]… …   Wikipedia

• Bantu expansion — The Bantu expansion was a millennia long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto Bantu language group. This group is hypothesized to have originated from the southwestern border of modern Nigeria and Cameroon. A diffusion of… …   Wikipedia

• Bantu-Sprachen — Die Bantusprachen bilden eine Untergruppe des Volta Kongo Zweigs der afrikanischen Niger Kongo Sprachen. Es gibt etwa 500 Bantusprachen, die von ca. 200 Mio. Menschen gesprochen werden. Sie sind im gesamten mittleren und südlichen Afrika… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Zulu language —       a Bantu language (Bantu languages) spoken by more than nine million people mainly in South Africa, especially in the Zululand area of KwaZulu/Natal (KwaZulu Natal) province. The Zulu language is a member of the Southeastern, or Nguni,… …   Universalium

• Zulu — /zooh looh/, n., pl. Zulus, (esp. collectively) Zulu for 1, adj. n. 1. a member of a Nguni people living mainly in Natal, Republic of South Africa. 2. the Bantu language of the Zulu. 3. a word used in communications to represent the letter Z. adj …   Universalium

• Zulu — I. noun (plural Zulu or Zulus) Etymology: Zulu zula (as in isiZulu the Zulu language Date: 1824 1. a member of a Bantu speaking people of Natal 2. the Bantu language of the Zulus • Zulu adjective II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Zulu (disambiguation) — The Zulu or amaZulu are an ethnic group of southern Africa. Zulu can also be: * Zulu language, a Bantu language of Southern Africa * Zulu, code for the letter Z in the NATO phonetic alphabet * Zulu time, Coordinated Universal… …   Wikipedia