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Zulu Tribe
Indigenous
People of South Africa
The Zulu tribe is the
largest ethnic group in South Africa with an estimated ten million people.
The reason that the Zulu tribe is so large is probably attributable to Shaka
Zulu, the nineteenth century Zulu leader that united the Northern Nguni
people in the Zulu kingdom and used innovative military tactics to dominate
the neighboring tribes. The Zulus became a great military power and was the
only African tribe that won battles against the British. However, the Zulu
tribes suffered greatly under apartheid and were discriminated against. The
language of the Zulu tribe is called isiZulu and is a Bantu language. The
ancestors of the modern Zulu people were the Nguni, a Bantu speaking people
who are thought to have arrived in South Africa from the north about a
thousand years ago. The Zulu tribes have many ceremonies and festivals
during which the Zulu traditional beer is consumed. Traditional beer of the
Zulu tribe is not only used for special occasions, but is also a staple food
with significant nutritional value.
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