Etymology tree
Zulu umu-
Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-
Zulu ú-
Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀
Zulu ī́zulu
Zulu úZulu
Zulu uḿZuluder.
English Zulu
Derived from Zulu uḿZulu.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language.
If he puts in a Zulu word, that means there are Zulu people in the Belt. 2017 April 5, Emily Dreyfuss, “That Cool Dialect on The Expanse Mashes Up 6 Languages”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2022:
el Ζουλού (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · ca zulu (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · fr zoulou (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · et suulu (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · sw Kizulu (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · de Zulu- (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · fo sulu (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · ru зулу́сский (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · tr Zuluca (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · pl zuluski (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · pt zulu (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · gl zulú (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · es zulú (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · it zulù (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · de zuluisch (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · nl Zoeloe (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language) · de zulu- (pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language)
pl Zuluska (member of the Zulu people) · pt zulu (member of the Zulu people) · cmn 祖鲁人 (Zulu people (plural)) · fi zulut (Zulu people (plural)) · nl Zoeloes (Zulu people (plural)) · fr Zoulou (member of the Zulu people) · cmn 祖魯族人 /祖鲁族人 (Zulu people (plural)) · fr Zoulous (Zulu people (plural)) · fi zulu (member of the Zulu people) · ca zulu (Zulu people (plural)) · it zulù (Zulu people (plural)) · de Zulu (member of the Zulu people) · fr Zouloue (member of the Zulu people) · fi UTC (Zulu time) · zu amaZulu (Zulu people (plural)) · ja ズールー人 (member of the Zulu people) · af Zoeloe (Zulu people (plural)) · de Zulus (Zulu people (plural)) · it zulù (member of the Zulu people) · ru зулу́с (member of the Zulu people) · pl Zulu (Zulu time) · pt zulu (Zulu people (plural)) · de Zulu (Zulu people (plural)) · pl Zulusi (Zulu people (plural)) · ja ズールー族 (Zulu people (plural)) · bg зулуси (Zulu people (plural)) · el Ζουλού (member of the Zulu people) · nl Zoeloe (member of the Zulu people) · yi זולו (member of the Zulu people) · pl Zulus (member of the Zulu people) · gl zulú (member of the Zulu people) · sw Mzulu (member of the Zulu people) · ca zulu (member of the Zulu people) · da Zulu (Zulu people (plural)) · gl zulú (Zulu people (plural)) · gv Sooloo (member of the Zulu people) · zu umZulu class 1/6 (member of the Zulu people) · af Zoeloe (member of the Zulu people)
Etymology tree
Zulu umu-
Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-
Zulu ú-
Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀
Zulu ī́zulu
Zulu úZulu
Zulu uḿZuluder.
English Zulu
Derived from Zulu uḿZulu.
Meanings
The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.
If he puts in a Zulu word, that means there are Zulu people in the Belt. 2017 April 5, Emily Dreyfuss, “That Cool Dialect on The Expanse Mashes Up 6 Languages”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2022:
The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix of English, Chinese, romance languages like French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request them. 2019 December 22, Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar, “Nick Farmer knows dozens of languages, so he invented one for The Expanse”, in Ars Technica: