Zulu English
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 language.
Phonology
- The met–mate merger is a phenomenon occurring for some speakers of Zulu English where and are both pronounced. As a result, the words "met" and "mate" are homophonous as.
- The cot–coat merger is a phenomenon occurring for some speakers of Zulu English where the phonemes and are not distinguished.
- Confusion between and also occurs: it is reported that is sometimes replaced by, so ship may be pronounced like chip.
- Devoicing of certain obstruents, particularly.