Zulu

African tribe of some 5 million people who live mainly in Kwazulu-Natal? Province, South Africa. They moved into South Africa in the 1500's from the Congo region. Under their king, Shaka in the early 1800's, they expanded their kingdom from 100 square miles to 11,000. Famous for their conflicts with Boer settlers and the British army in the 1800's (for instance, the [Anglo-Zulu War]? in 1879.) Today they are known for their basketry and beadwork and as subsistence farmers. They are still recovering from the racial policy of apartheid. Their language is isiZulu?.

See also [Inkatha Freedom Party]?, African National Congress

Related tribes: Swazi?, Xhosa?, Matabele?

see also Zulu stick fighting