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| Extinct: no |
| Family: Nigr-Congo |
| Branch: Bantu |
| Continent: Africa |
| Country: South Africa |
| Region: Zululand and northern Natal. Also spoken in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland. |
| Countries Where Spoken: 8,778,000 in South Africa (1995), 22.4% of the population (1995 The Economist). Population total all countries 9,142,000. Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland. |
| Countries Where Official: South Africa |
| Native Speakers: 9,142,000 |
| Speakers Total: 9,142,000 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 70 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 70 |
| Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 289 |
| Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 1,182 |
| Three Letter Code: Zuu |
| Alternative Names: ISIZULU, ZUNDA |
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| Summary: Close to Swazi and Xhosa. National language. Dictionary. Grammar. Literacy rate in second language: 70%. Newspapers, radio programs. Christian, traditional religion. Bible 1883-1959. |
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