26984 words

zulu

4 definitions • 8 examples
1
a member of a people who live in Southern Africa:

Examples:

The Zulus are South Africa's largest ethnic group.
Zuma is a Zulu and Mbeki is from the Xhosa ethnic group.
2
the language spoken by the Zulu people:

Examples:

He speaks Zulu.
She gave us a vocabulary lesson in Zulu, complete with clicks and pops of the tongue.
3
belonging or relating to a member of a people who live in Southern Africa:

Examples:

a Zulu chief
Her nanny, a Zulu woman, introduced her to African mysticism.
4
belonging or relating to the language spoken by the Zulu people:

Examples:

Laduma is the Zulu word for "goal".
Because of her limited knowledge of the Zulu language, she sometimes felt like an outsider.

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