Zulu

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A language of South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga (Gert Sibande muni) provinces; northeast Free State and southeast Gauteng provinces; Eastern Cape province: Harding area.

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Botswana

Language NameZulu

User Population

4,600 in Botswana (2003 J. Leclerc).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Eswatini

Language NameZulu

User Population

94,000 in Eswatini (2019).

Location

Scattered.

Alternate Names

Isizulu, Zunda

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Lesotho

Language NameZulu

User Population

328,000 in Lesotho (Leclerc 2017f).

Location

Butha-Buthe and Leribe districts: Caledonspoort border post on north border.

Alternate Names

Isizulu

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

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Malawi

Language NameZulu

User Population

72,000 in Malawi (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Location

Dedza, Karonga, Mzimba, and Ntcheu districts.

Alternate Names

Isizulu, Kingoni, Ngoni, Zunda

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Language Use

Only a few elderly use Ngoni.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Ngoni is a dialect of Zulu or Swazi [ssw] spoken in Malawi. Ngoni also an alternate name for Chichewa [nya] and possibly for Matengo [mgv].

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Mozambique

Language NameZulu

User Population

6,000 in Mozambique (2017).

Location

Maputo province: borders with Swaziland and South Africa.

Alternate Names

Isizulu, Zunda

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

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