Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of umZulu
In settling amaZulu in reserves the British colonial government of Natal deprived them of their arable land which was given to white colonists.
2000, Bongani Cyprian Ndhlovu, "The Natal Government's Policy Towards amaKhosi in the Former Kingdom of KwaZulu 1846-1910", thesis submitted to the University of Zululand, page 17
Origin
- Zuluumu-
- Proto-Bantu*ʊ́-
- Zuluú-
- Proto-Bantu*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀
- Zuluī́zulu
- ZuluúZulu
- ZuluamaZul
- EnglishamaZulu
Borrowed from Zulu amaZulu
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APA
amaZulu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaZulu
MLA
“amaZulu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaZulu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amaZulu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaZulu.
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