Zulu in Swahili

Zulu in Swahili

What does "Zulu" mean?

1. noun A member of the Zulu people, a Bantu ethnic group centred in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.
   "Her grandmother was Zulu and taught her the traditional songs."
2. noun The Zulu language, isiZulu, spoken by millions of people in southern Africa.
   "He grew up speaking Zulu at home and English at school."
3. noun In military and aviation use, a codeword for the time zone at the prime meridian (UTC), often written as a 'Z' after a time.
   "The flight plan listed the departure time as 1400 Zulu."
4. adjective Relating to the Zulu people, their culture, or their language.
   "The dancers wore traditional Zulu dress for the ceremony."

Zulu in a sentence

• Her grandmother was Zulu and taught her the traditional songs.
• The museum exhibit told the history of the Zulu kingdom under Shaka.
• He grew up speaking Zulu at home and English at school.
• The flight plan listed the departure time as 1400 Zulu.

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