Indlu indawo eyakhiwe yambhozeka phezulu eyenzelwe ukuba kuhlalwe noma kusetshenzelwe kuyo. Indlu yezinsizwa ibizwa ngokuthi Ilawu. Isaga sesiZulu sithi indlu yegagu iyanetha. Indlu yisakhiwo esisebenza njengekhaya. Zingasukela ezindlini ezilula ezifana nezindawo zokuhlala eziyinqaba yezizwe eziguqukayo kanye nemijondolo ethuthukisiwe emijondolo ibe yizakhiwo eziyinkimbinkimbi, ezinqunyelwe zokhuni, izitini, ukhonkolo noma ezinye izinto eziqukethe amapayipi, umoya omncane, kanye nezinhlelo zikagesi. Izindlu zisebenzisa uhla lwezinhlelo ezihlukene zophahla ukugcina imvula efana nemvula ingangeni endaweni yokuhlala. Izindlu zingaba neminyango noma okhiye ukuvikela indawo yokuhlala futhi zivikele abantu bakhona nokuqukethwe ezebelweni noma kwezinye iziphambeko. Izindlu eziningi zesimanje ezijwayelekile kumasiko aseNtshonalanga azoba namakamelo okulala elilodwa noma amaningi, ekhishini noma indawo yokupheka, nendawo yokuhlala. Indlu ingaba negumbi lokudlela elihlukile, noma indawo yokudlela ingahlanganiswa kwelinye igumbi. Ezinye izindlu ezinkulu eNyakatho Melika zinezindawo zokuphumula. JOHO-Designboden[dead link] Uhlaka lwenhlalo oluhlala endlini lwaziwa ngokuthi yindlu. Okuvamisile ukuthi, ikhaya liwumndeni wohlobo oluthile, yize amakhaya nawo engaba amanye amaqembu omphakathi, anjengamagumbi ahlala kuwo noma, endlini enamagumbi, abantu abangaxhumani. Some houses are housing for a family or group. Many family homes are called large houses or townhouses. Indlu ingahle ihambisane nokwakhiwa okwakhiwayo, njengegaraji lezimoto noma indawo yokusebenzela engadini namathuluzi.