Zulu people
ethnic group in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
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Summary
Zulu people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,759 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Zulu[3], Xhosa[4]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[5], animism[6]
- Country: South Africa[7], Eswatini[8], Lesotho[9]
- Subclass of: Nguni people[10]
- Commons category: Zulu people[11]
- Country of origin: sub-Saharan Africa[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zulu topics[13]
- Population: 10,500,000[14]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[18]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19], Afrikaans[20], Portuguese[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[22]
- P14541: 4DuFVJ[23]
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Influence
Things named for Zulu people include HMS Zulu[24], a destroyer[25].
Why It Matters
Zulu people has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for it include HMS Zulu[24], a destroyer[25].