Zulu Alphabets / Zulu Letters
To learn Zulu language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Zulu alphabet/Zulu letter. If you are interested to learn Zulu language, this place will help you to learn Zulu alphabet/character in Zulu and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others.
To learn Zulu language, first we learn Zulu alphabets and then learn Zulu alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.
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Zulu language is a Bantu language which are spoken in South Africa over 12 million native speakers to communicates their language around the world. Zulu language is under Bantu language and Niger–Congo language family.
Zulu alphabet are called Izinhlamvu zamagama esiZulu. Zulu vowels are known as onkamisa and Zulu consonants are known as ongwaqa.
Zulu alphabet is a Latin script/Roman alphabet/English letter. Each letter having Capital letter/upper-case and Smaller letter/lower-case. There are no diacritics, diagraphs and any other special characters. Zulu alphabet contains 26 letters contains 5 vowels and 21 consonants as shown in the below table and their pronunciation in English.
Zulu Vowels
Zulu vowels are known as onkamisa. Zulu alphabet has 5 vowels. Here we learn Zulu vowels and their pronunciation in English.
ZULU VOWELS | ||
Capital Letter | Small Letter | Pronunciation |
A | a | a |
E | e | e |
I | i | i |
O | o | o |
U | u | u |
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Zulu Consonants
Zulu consonants are known as ongwaqa. Zulu alphabet has 21 consonants. Here we learn Zulu consonants and their pronunciation in English.
ZULU CONSONANTS | ||
Capital Letter | Small Letter | Pronunciation |
B | b | bee |
C | c | cee |
D | d | dee |
F | f | ef |
G | g | gee |
H | h | aitch |
J | j | jay |
K | k | kay |
L | l | el |
M | m | em |
N | n | en |
P | p | pee |
Q | q | cue |
R | r | ar |
S | s | ess |
T | t | tee |
V | v | vee |
W | w | double-u |
X | x | ex |
Y | y | wye |
Z | z | zed |
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All Zulu Alphabets
Capital | Small | Pronunciation |
A | a | a |
B | b | bee |
C | c | cee |
D | d | dee |
E | e | e |
F | f | ef |
G | g | gee |
H | h | aitch |
I | i | i |
J | j | jay |
K | k | kay |
L | l | el |
M | m | em |
N | n | en |
O | o | o |
P | p | pee |
Q | q | cue |
R | r | ar |
S | s | ess |
T | t | tee |
U | u | u |
V | v | vee |
W | w | double-u |
X | x | ex |
Y | y | wye |
Z | z | zed |
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Learn Zulu language, you must learn Zulu Sentences and Phrases as below, it helps more strength to convey your Zulu conversations.
SENTENCES & PHRASES | |
Sawubona | |
Uyemukelwa | |
Ngiyabonga | |
Halala | |
Sawubona | |
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa | |
Ngiyakuthanda | |
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