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The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, with an estimated 14.39 million people, in total of which 13.78 million people live in South Africa, mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
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- Early History and Migrations
- Language, Religion, and Music
- Traditional Cuisine, Homes, and Ways of Life
- Tribal Wars and European Contact
- The Zulu of Today
The Zulus are a Bantu ethnic group living in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. These Nguni-speaking people, with close ties to the Swazi and Xhosa peoples, are the largest ethnic group in South Africa. The ancestors of the Ngunis (the ancestors of modern day Zulus) were the Bantu-speaking peoples who migrated along the east coast of Afric...
“IsiZulu”, a Bantu language spoken by the Ngunis, is the traditional language of the Zulus. It is also the most widely spoken language in South Africa. Besides isiZulu, many of the modern Zulus also speak other official languages of South Africa, including English, Afrikaans, and Portuguese. Due to European influences, many Zulus of the present day...
The traditional cuisine of the Zulus involves high levels of meat and dairy, reminders of the prosperous past of Zulu nations. Meat is usually cooked on open fires, and served with spicy vegetable dishes known as chakalaka. Milk is drunk sour in the form of amasi. The fermented porridge Isibhede and the non-fermented porridge, phutu, are both commo...
In the late 19th Century, Zululand was ruled by King Cetshwayo, who ascended to the throne in 1872 after his father’s death. However, he soon faced trouble from the invading British forces who delivered an ultimatum to his 11 chiefs in 1878. When Cetshwayo refused to surrender to the British demands, war broke out between the native and foreign pow...
Today, around 9 million Zulu-speaking peoples inhabit South Africa. Even though the KwaZulu-Natal region remains to be the Zulu heartland, these people have also migrated to other provinces in the country with greater economic prospects, especially the Guateng province of South Africa. Currently, Zulus are fairly uniformly distributed in both urban...
- Oishimaya Sen Nag
Jul 31, 2024 · The Zulu are the single largest ethnic group in South Africa and numbered about nine million in the late 20th century. Traditionally grain farmers, they also kept large herds of cattle on the lightly wooded grasslands, replenishing their herds mainly by raiding their neighbours.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Today it is estimated that there are more than 45 million South Africans, and the Zulu people make up about approximately 22% of this number. The largest urban concentration of Zulu people is in the Gauteng Province, and in the corridor of Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
Zululand, traditional region in the northeastern section of present-day KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) province, South Africa. It is the home of the Zulu people and site of their 19th-century kingdom. The Zulu, a Nguni people, initially were a small chieftaincy situated near the White Mfolozi.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Zulu are a South African ethnic group of an estimated 17-22 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They form South Africa's largest single ethnic group. Small numbers also live in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. Their language, isiZulu, is a Bantu language; more specifically, part of the Nguni subgroup.
Today it is estimated that there are more than 45 million South Africans, and the Zulu people make up about approximately 22% of this number. The large majority of the rural Zulu population remain in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
