Zulu

Zulu is a spoken by about 9 million people mainly in Zululand and northern Natal in South Africa and also in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Swaziland. Zulu is one of the official languages of South Africa. Zulu is a member of the family of Bantu/Nguni languages. It is closely related to Xhosa, Swati and Ndebele.

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Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases in Zulu with Jack, Lisa and Gweje the Parrot.
Numbers...
kunye, kubili, kuthathu, kune, kuhlanu, isithupha, isikhombisa, isishiyagalombili, isishiyagalolunye, ishumi ishumi nanye, ishumi nambili
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve
	amajikijolo amathathu three raspberries
	Kukhona ama-apula amangaki lapho? Kukhona i-apula elilodwa kuphela. Limnandi kakhulu! How many apples are there? There is only one apple. How delicious!
Colours...
	Le mbali iphuzi. Yaze yayinhle! This flower is orange. How beautiful!
	Iqhwa limhlophe futhi liyabanda. Brrr... The snow is white and cold. Brrr...
kuncombo .. kuliphuzi .. kubomvana .. kubomvu .. kukhwebezane .. kuluhlaza
yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
kuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka .. kunsundu .. kumpunga .. kumnyama .. kumhlophe
Meeting Gweje...
	Sawubona! (to one person) Igama lami nginguGweje. Ngubani igama lakho? Hello! My name is Gweje. What is your name? Sanibona! (to more than one person)
Going on a picnic...
	Siyaphi namuhla? Siya echibini siyongacebeleka. Where are we going today? We're going to the lake for a picnic.
	Yima, Gweje! Silahlekile! Iphi indlela? Asiyiboni. Stop, Gweje! We're lost! Where is the path? We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
	Ngilambile kakhulu. I am very hungry.
	Ngiyabonga! Thank you.
	Nami ngomile. I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
	Awu!! Ngisizeni! Ngisizeni bo! Suka lapha! Ow!! Help! Help me! Go away!
Goodbye...
	Hamba kahle! (to one person who is going) Goodbye! Hambani kahle! (to more than one person who is going) Sala kahle! (to one person who is staying) Salani kahle! (to more than one person who is staying)
Extra words...
	Yebo. Yes. Cha. Hhayi. No. Ngicela. Please. Kulungile. Nami ngiyabonga. You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers, Colours and more Simple Phrases. Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!
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