Xhosa
pronunciation
How to pronounce Xhosa in British English:
UK [ˈkɔ:sə]
How to pronounce Xhosa in American English:
US [ˈkoʊsə]
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- Noun:
- a Bantu language closely related to Zulu
Word Origin
- Xhosa (n.)
- South African Bantu people, 1801, their self-designation. Also of their language.
Example
- 1. Individual language wikipedias range in size from four million articles for english down to fijian , chamorro , akan , xhosa and others with fewer than 150 .
- 2. The village assemblies exist among various african tribes including : the ashanti of ghana , the igbo of nigeria , the somali , the tswana of botswana , the shona of zimbabwe , the xhosa and the zulu of south africa .
- 3. Avout 7 million people , including current president thabo mbeki and former president nelson mandela , speak xhosa .
- 4. Hout bay manor has preserved the history and heritage while infusing the interiors with zulu and xhosa chic d cor to celebrate the vibrant pulse of south africa .