Language code: zu
Technical information about ISO 639 language code zu
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The table below provides technical details for the Zulu language, designated by the zu code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Zulu Native IsiZulu |
| Family | Bantu |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | KwaZulu/Natal ZuluTransvaal ZuluUrban Zulu |
| Related languages | XhosaSwatiSouthern NdebeleNorthern Ndebele |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Nguni branch of the Bantu familyEmploys three primary click consonants adopted from Khoisan languagesFeatures a noun-class agreement system with about 15 grammatical classesWritten with the Latin alphabet, mostly using digraphs rather than special charactersThe first complete Bible translation into Zulu appeared in 1883 |
| Sample phrase | Sawubona, unjani? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
Zulu belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, specifically to the Bantu subgroup. It is one of the official languages of South Africa and is written using the Latin script (Zulu alphabet). It is estimated that there are between 10 and 20 million Zulu speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
13M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Zulu speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
zu-ZA – Zulu (South Africa)
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- What is Localizely?
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- Translation editor
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- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and Statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- FAQ
Resources
- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ