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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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