Zulu
ISO 639-3: zul
Most widely spoken home language in South Africa
Language Details
| Family Lineage | Niger-Congo › Atlantic-Congo › Volta-Congo › Benue-Congo › Bantoid › Southern Bantoid › Bantu › Nguni |
| Countries | South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique |
| Approximate Speakers | ~12,000,000 |
| Notes | One of 11 official languages of South Africa; click consonants from Khoisan contact |
Hebrew Comparisons
| Word | Meaning | Hebrew Word | Transliteration | Hebrew Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanzi | water | מַיִם | Mayim | dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)). |