zulu

1. a member of a South African people traditionally living mainly in KwaZulu-Natal province. The Zulus formed a powerful military empire in southern Africa during the 19th century before being defeated in a series of engagements with Afrikaner and British settlers.
2. the Bantu language of the Zulus, related to Xhosa and spoken by over 9 million people. It is one of the official languages of South Africa.
3. a code word representing the letter Z, used in radio communication.

adjective

relating to the Zulus or their language.

from the stem of Zulu umZulu (plural amaZulu ).