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What (who) is Xhosa - definition
Xhosa
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Zhosa; Xhosa (disambiguation)
['k??s?, 'k?:s?]
¦ noun (plural same or Xhosas)
1. a member of a South African people traditionally living in the Eastern Cape Province.
2. the Bantu language of the Xhosa.
Origin
from the stem of Xhosa umXhosa.
Xhosa literature
Xhosa literature is the spoken and written literature of the Xhosa people of Southern Africa. The Xhosa language is spoken in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
List of Xhosa chiefs
WIKIMEDIA LIST ARTICLE
List of Xhosa Chiefs
The Xhosa nation has two independent kingships, with the Gcaleka Xhosa, being the senior branch as the Great House of King Phalo kaTshiwo and the Rharhabe Xhosa, the junior branch as the Right Hand House of King Phalo kaTshiwo.
Examples of use of Xhosa
1. Mr Mbeki and his predecessor, Nelson Mandela, are both Xhosa–speakers.
2. Colorful, useful patient instruction booklets are in English and South African languages, including Zulu, Tswana and, soon, Xhosa.
3. Xhosa (South Africa), Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo (Nigeria), Amhara, Oromo, Tigrey (Ethiopia), Anuak, Nuer, Dinka, Chollo, etc.
4. The gesture echoed Nelson Mandela‘s appearance in traditional Xhosa garb in court when the anti–apartheid icon faced treason charges in the 1'60s.
5. Many speakers of other African languages, such as Zulu and Xhosa, want their children to learn English, the language of business and government here.