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.