Zulu (isiZulu)

Zulu (zu, zul) is a world language. Wikidata records about 12.1M speakers. It is written in Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including South Africa.

Translation guides

• English → Zulu translation
• Zulu → English translation

Where Zulu is official

• South Africa

Rates for Zulu translation

Zulu falls in our african languages band: roughly $0.08–$0.20 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →