Zulu

• Alternate names: Isizulu, Zunda Also: in Malawi -- Isizulu, Kingoni, Ngoni, Zunda; in Mozambique -- Isizulu, Zunda; in Swaziland -- Isizulu, Zunda
• Scriptures published: Bible (1883--1959) New Testament (1865--1999) Portions (1848--1986)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in second language: 70%. Taught in primary schools. Y
• Primary country: South Africa
• Region: KwaZuluNatal and Mpumalanga provinces
• Also used in: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland
• Religion: Christian, traditional religion
• Status: Statutory national language in South Africa
• Number of users: 10,349,100 (9,980,000 in South Africa (2006); 37,500 in Malawi (1966 census); 3,000 in Mozambique (2006); 76,000 in Swaziland (Johnstone 1993))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Zulu
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Zulu on the web
• Joshua Project: Zulu — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Zulu — detailed linguistic information.