Zulu Translation Services: Professional and Reliable

Several languages are spoken in South Africa, and the country has made a whopping 11 languages official. Different languages dominate different regions of the country, and in the state of KwaZulu-Natal, the dominant language is Zulu—or isiZulu, as it’s known locally. More than 12 million people speak Zulu as a native language—and around 16 million as second-language speakers—many of whom are concentrated in KwaZulu-Natal.

As a BRICS nation, South Africa is rapidly developing its economy and stretching out into the international market. It boasts both one of the largest economies in Africa and one of the highest per-capita GDPs on the continent. So, if you’re looking to expand your business into Africa, South Africa is a key nation to target. If you’re moving into southeastern South Africa—or if you’re a local business moving outward—the Zulu translators at ProofreadingServices.com can help you with professional translation services.

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What Translating Zulu Entails

The language of around 75% of KwaZulu-Natal, Zulu is a Bantu language similar to nearby Xhosa, Sotho, and Shona. It’s the second-most widely spoken Bantu language, with Swahili coming in first. Like all Bantu languages, Zulu has a large number of noun classes—16, in fact. These noun classes govern relative pronouns and the agreement markers used on almost all other parts of speech, including adjectives and verbs. Nouns may, however, forego the noun class marker, which can indicate indefiniteness and other grammatical information.

Zulu is highly agglutinative, adding affixes (often prefixes) to nouns and verbs to increase meaning. Locative, possessive, and even copulative prefixes can be added to nouns, which can result in full sentences consisting only of a noun. But Zulu verbs are certainly also complex. Verbs in Zulu can grow quite long due to the numerous affixes attached to them, including markers for the subject, object, tense, negation, aspect, and mood. The subject and object markers depend on the classes of the respective nouns, which allows for more precise meaning but can be difficult to translate. Indeed, translators require extensive experience and special expertise to reliably craft Zulu translations. At ProofreadingServices.com, our Zulu translators are carefully trained and prepared to tackle the challenges of Zulu translation.

We’re Proud to Translate the Following and More to and from Zulu:

• Business material. As South Africa in general and KwaZulu-Natal in particular continue to grow their economic prowess, professional Zulu translation services are becoming increasingly important to breaking into new markets. Let our Zulu translation experts help you transform your business plan, employment contract, press releases, website copy, advertisements, and more into Zulu—or out of Zulu—to cater to the KwaZulu-Natal market or to the wider world.
• Novels and stories. Countless Zulu-language authors have shared their stories with the local Zulu-speaking audience, but their works are not known internationally due to the language barrier. Our Zulu translation professionals are here to take Zulu literature worldwide with faithful literary translations. Of course, if you’re a foreign writer, our Zulu translators can help you too, opening up the lucrative Zulu-speaking market for your work.
• Academic and research content. Zulu scholars make breakthroughs constantly, but when their work is in Zulu, these discoveries don’t capture the global attention they should. If you’re a Zulu scholar aiming for publication in international journals, our academic Zulu translators can craft the right translation for you. We also work with foreign academics conducting research in KwaZulu-Natal who want to connect with Zulu-speaking subjects.

Whether you’re in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle, or anywhere else in KwaZulu-Natal—or in the world—we invite you to check out our Zulu translation services. Smooth communication is key when you’re expanding your business, conducting academic research, or spreading your literary works, so be sure to trust professional Zulu translators, whether you’re translating into the language or out of it.

Take advantage of our competitively priced Zulu translation services now by contacting us to discuss your translation needs.