zulu
part of speech
noun (a Zulu, Zulus; Zulu — the language); adjective (Zulu)
meaning for a pupil
1) The Zulu are a large people of southern Africa, living mostly in South Africa, especially KwaZulu-Natal. tree →
2) Zulu (isiZulu) is their language, the most widely spoken home language in South Africa. tree →
3) «Zulu» is the word for the letter Z in the international spelling alphabet (Alpha, Bravo … Yankee, Zulu). tree →
4) (military, aviation) «Zulu time» means world standard time (UTC). tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and geography lessons you meet the Zulu kingdom and King Shaka, and South Africa's many languages. On the radio, pilots and police spell letters with words: «Z for Zulu». Usually written with a capital Z.
examples
- Zulu is one of South Africa's official languages. tree →
- «Sawubona» means «hello» in Zulu. tree →
- The Zulu kingdom was powerful under King Shaka. tree →
- My cousin spelled her postcode on the phone: «Bravo, Zulu, one, four». tree →
- The pilot gave the time in Zulu time. tree →
- We watched a Zulu dance with drums and shields. tree →
note
Write with a capital Z. In Zulu itself the people are «amaZulu» and the language «isiZulu». Avoid old pictures that show Zulu people only as warriors; they are a modern nation of millions. Plural: Zulus or the Zulu.
Trees and pragmatics
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