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Zulu English

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Zulu English is a variety of English, spoken almost exclusively in South Africa among the Zulu. The variety is heavily influenced by the phonology and lexicon of the Zulu.

Phonology

The met–mate merger is a phenomenon occurring for some speakers of Zulu English where {{IPA|/eɪ/}} and {{IPA|/ɛ/}} are both pronounced {{IPA|/ɛ/}}. As a result, the words "met" and "mate" are homophonous as {{IPA|/mɛt/}}.{{sfnp|Wade|1996}}
The cot–coat merger is a phenomenon occurring for some speakers of Zulu English where the phonemes {{IPA|/ɒ/}} and {{IPA|/əʊ/}} are not distinguished.{{sfnp|Wade|1996}}
Confusion between {{IPA|/ʃ/}} and {{IPA|/tʃ/}} also occurs: it is reported that {{IPA|/tʃ/}} is sometimes replaced by {{IPA|/ʃ/}}, so ship may be pronounced like chip.{{sfnp|Wade|1996}}
Devoicing of certain obstruents, particularly {{IPA|/b, d, k, dʒ, z/}}.{{sfnp|Wade|1996}}

References

Bibliography

{{Cite thesis

|last=Wade
|first=Rodrik D.
|date=1996
|title=An Investigation of the Putative Restandardisation of South African English in the Direction of a 'New' English, Black South African English
|chapter=Structural characteristics of Zulu English
|place=Durban
|publisher=University of Natal
|url=http://www.und.ac.za/und/ling/archive/wade_pre.html
|deadurl=unfit
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013143757/http://www.und.ac.za/und/ling/archive/wade_pre.html
|archivedate=13 October 2008
|ref=harv
}}{{Refend}}{{Ie-lang-stub}}

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