What language is spoken by the Zulu people?
Q: What language is spoken by the Zulu people?
A: The Zulu people speak a language called Zulu or isiZulu.
Q: How many people speak Zulu?
A: Approximately 10 million people speak Zulu.
Q: Where do most of these speakers live?
A: Most of the speakers (95%) live in South Africa.
Q: What percentage of South Africans speak and understand the language at home?
A: 24% of South Africans speak it at home, and over 50% understand it.
Q: When did it become an official language in South Africa?
A: In 1994, it became one of South Africa's 11 official languages.
Q: Is there a written form for the language?
A: Yes, like other Bantu languages, Zulu is written using the Latin alphabet.