What is the Zulu word for "black"?

Zulu word for black is mnyama for adjective meaning black, and abamnyama is plural for black people, though context matters for respectful usage. In Zulu language, which is spoken in South Africa, mnyama means black as color, for example inja emnyama means black dog, with e- prefix for agreement. For black person, Zulu uses umuntu omnyama meaning black person, with umuntu meaning person and omnyama meaning black. Plural black people is abantu abamnyama. Another word, -mnyama is root, and mnyama can also be noun for blackness. It is important to use respectful terms, in Zulu, calling someone black is not offensive when descriptive, similar to English Black with capital B as identity. Zulu is part of Nguni languages and has click sounds but mnyama has no click. For example, to say black car in Zulu, you would say imoto emnyama. The word mnyama is also used in other Nguni languages like Xhosa. In South Africa, Black people are often called abamnyama in Zulu. So Zulu word for black color is mnyama, and for black people, abamnyama, with umnyama meaning blackness. Learning Zulu words shows appreciation for language, and mnyama is straightforward term for black.