Language code: zul

Technical information about ISO 639 language code zul

The table below provides technical details for the Zulu language, designated by the zul code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

zul

Name

Official

Zulu

Native

IsiZulu

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Central KwaZulu (Standard Zulu)Northern KwaZuluLalaQwabe
Related languages
XhosaSwati (Swazi)Southern NdebeleNorthern Ndebele
Key facts
Uses three basic click consonants borrowed from Khoisan languagesRich noun-class system with about fifteen classes that control agreementEmploys two contrastive tones (high and low) that are not shown in normal spellingFirst substantial written works appeared in the 19th century, including a full Bible translation in 1883Modern isiZulu enjoys an active digital corpus with spell-checkers and text-to-speech tools
Sample phrase

Sawubona, unjani?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Zulu language, identified by the code zul, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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