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Where does “umZulu” come from?

umZulu (Zulu) comes from Zulu uZulu, from Zulu u-, from Zulu ulu-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

umZulu (Zulu): Zulu person

Definitions

  1. Zulu person

Ancestry of “umZulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ZuluuZulua Zulu clan name or surname
2Zuluu-you, thou; second-person singular subject...
3Zuluulu-Archaic form of u-
4Proto-Bantudʊ́-dʊ̀-—

Words derived from “umZulu”

  • Zulu
  • Zululand
  • Zululander
  • Zoeloe
  • Sooloo
  • Soolooish
  • Zoeloe
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