zulu

     

10,659,309 (2001 census)

Trivia about zulu

  • In the phonetic alphabet used by the U.S. military, it's the only letter that has the same name as a warrior people
  • Shaka increased the population of this tribe by absorbing his defeated enemies into it
  • In 1828 Dingane murdered his half-brother Shaka & became ruler of this Bantu-speaking people
  • Ethnic group primarily found in South Africa's Natal province
  • It's an African tribe numbering around 9 million who traditionally raise millet & live in kraals
  • The Navy & civil aviation use this "time" named for the largest ethnic group in South Africa
  • These Bantu-speaking people make up the largest language group in the Republic of South Africa
  • Wearing the traditional garb of his people, a chief of this 8 million strong group is seen here
  • In 1816 Shaka became leader of this African people & embarked on a program of conquest
  • (Jon shows a map on a monitor.) In 1879 at Isandlwana, a maneuver called "Horns of the Beast" allowed this African group to get close enough to overrun the British
  • 1964:British forces keep a stiff upper lip fighting Africans at the 1879 Battle of Rorke's Drift