Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
language
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| gptkbp:code |
zu-ZA
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| gptkbp:communityEvents |
celebrated_during_Heritage_Day_in_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:culturalEvents |
celebrated in cultural festivals
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
music, dance, and art
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Zulu_culture_and_heritage
recognized_in_the_South_African_constitution |
| gptkbp:education |
taught_in_schools_in_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
rich in proverbs and idioms
|
| gptkbp:hasLanguage |
facing challenges from globalization
|
| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
has a rich historical background
|
| gptkbp:homeMediaRelease |
presence in print and digital media
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
isiZulu
|
| gptkbp:influences |
English,_Afrikaans,_and_other_South_African_languages
|
| gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
zu
|
| gptkbp:language |
agglutinative
Nguni active speaker community promoted by cultural organizations supported by language technology tools vulnerable but thriving supported by language policy initiatives varies by age and region studied for dialectal differences expressed through visual arts and crafts studied in sociolinguistic contexts has various forms of expression. influences on regional dialects regional variations in speech used in government and legal contexts influences_on_South_African_English Northern,_Southern,_and_Central_isiZulu acquired_by_children_in_South_Africa evolved_from_earlier_Nguni_languages important_part_of_Zulu_identity literacy_rates_among_isiZulu_speakers methods_for_teaching_isiZulu_as_a_second_language |
| gptkbp:languageOfInstruction |
documented in various linguistic studies
interacts_with_other_South_African_languages |
| gptkbp:languageSpoken |
efforts to promote usage
efforts to preserve traditional forms |
| gptkbp:media |
radio and television broadcasts
|
| gptkbp:nativeTo |
approximately 10 million
|
| gptkbp:officialResidence |
official_language_of_South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:phonology |
click consonants
|
| gptkbp:providesResourcesFor |
studied in linguistics and anthropology
available courses and resources dictionaries and online resources |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:South_Africa
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
isiXhosa
|
| gptkbp:soundtrack |
approximately 12 million
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Latin_alphabet
traditional and modern literature |