Incredible Zulu click language - The ultimate tongue twister.

I know it would mean the world to him...

Many of the languages spoken by the Nguni people of southern Africa as well as the San people have a range of click sounds.

In this video, Sakhile Dube from St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, demonstrates how these click sounds are pronounced in the Zulu language.

He has an epic voice :)

Check out our other videos with Sakhile here:

For those of you interested in learning to speak zulu, Duolingo has just added it to their courses:

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[akaviral]

The voice meant to narrate the universe, the smile meant to light it up

[The_Kirk_Lazarus]

He should definitely be narrating documentaries. What an incredible voice.

[happyslug]

It’s not the click that’s tricky, it’s that there’s no delay between the click and the following sound. That’s really hard

[ShadowsK.Y]

can we respect the fact this man taught us for nearly 3 minutes straight without missing a beat

[elsolo]

He has a voice I didn't realize I wanted to hear.

[schiros]

Wow this man should be narrating literally everything. What a voice! What a teacher!

[CriticalEnjoyer]

Clicked for the clicking, stayed for the voice, mesmorized by the fingers.

[wmden]

I will say it, too. As a 71 years old bass singer, myself, this dudes voice is great. He just rolls out that bass as free and easy as water over a waterfall. I gotta listen again.

[TubeScavenger]

This guy needs to get into voiceover work.

[rofsjan]

It's not only his voice, that is made for radio.
His energy is positive.

[TheEnglishCoach]

I love how you added the click in English at the end!

[estateelite]

A voice as deep as an ocean, a smile as bright as the sky

[FogelTheVogel]

The hard part about those click sounds isn't just making the actual sound.
It's incorporating them flawlessly and seamlessly into words

[troyyap]

It’s like speaking language in 3D. Very interesting and unique.

[BRNardy]

I have come back to this video several times, mostly just to watch the first 5 to 10 seconds of it. There's something so alluring about this man's politeness and positivity, I could watch him talk for hours about anything.

Wherever he is, I hope he's happy and doing well.

[hanks]

As to why this man isn't doing voice-over is beyond me. What a natural talent.

[laurrisa.t]

I like how his flexing on us with the “any questions?”

[cynthiabakerwoodard]

The voice, the smile, the confidence, the ability to command the audience. Wow!

[JacobBunea]

Purest smile I’ve ever seen. Thank you for brightening up my day with your smile and beautiful language Sakhile

[steves]

I've never been so happy to learn a language I'll never speak. This guy is gold.