This dictionary aims to provide an invaluable resource for students of Zulu, for Zulu-speaking students of English, and for linguists working in the Zulu language.

When the English and Zulu Dictionary (Doke, Malcolm, Sikakana) was published in 1958 the compilers intended it as a companion to the Zulu - English Dictionary compiled by Doke and Vilakazil. These two dictionaries have long been recognized as the standard works in their field. They aim to provide a valuable resource for students of Zulu, for Zulu-speaking students of English, and for linguists working in the Zulu language. For the first time, these two dictionaries are published in one volume, with a new preface by Professor J. Khumalo to update the tone marking and orthography of Doke and Vilakazi's Zulu-English Dictionary.