zulu

Everyday

1. The Zulu are a large people of southern Africa, living mostly in South Africa, especially KwaZulu-Natal. tree →
2. Zulu (isiZulu) is their language, the most widely spoken home language in South Africa. tree →
3. «Zulu» is the word for the letter Z in the international spelling alphabet (Alpha, Bravo … Yankee, Zulu). tree →
4. (military, aviation) «Zulu time» means world standard time (UTC). tree →

In the lessons

In history and geography lessons you meet the Zulu kingdom and King Shaka, and South Africa's many languages. On the radio, pilots and police spell letters with words: «Z for Zulu». Usually written with a capital Z.

Examples

• Zulu is one of South Africa's official languages. tree →
• «Sawubona» means «hello» in Zulu. tree →
• The Zulu kingdom was powerful under King Shaka. tree →
• My cousin spelled her postcode on the phone: «Bravo, Zulu, one, four». tree →
• The pilot gave the time in Zulu time. tree →
• We watched a Zulu dance with drums and shields. tree →

Note

Write with a capital Z. In Zulu itself the people are «amaZulu» and the language «isiZulu». Avoid old pictures that show Zulu people only as warriors; they are a modern nation of millions. Plural: Zulus or the Zulu.