Xho·sa
Xho·sa/ˈkōsə,ˈkôsə/
noun
- a member of a South African people traditionally living in the Eastern Cape Province. They form the second largest ethnic group in South Africa after the Zulus.
- the Bantu language of the Xhosa, related to Zulu and spoken by over 7 million people. It is one of the official languages of South Africa."young people recited verses in Xhosa"
adjective
relating to the Xhosa or their language.
The Xhosa people, or Xhosa-speaking people are a Bantu ethnic group native to South Africa. They are the second largest ethnic group in South Africa and are ...
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Xhosa
Spoken language
Xhosa, formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Nguni language, indigenous to Southern Africa and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia
Spoken by: Xhosa people, Zulu people, Khoisan, and more
Language families: Bantu languages, Niger–Congo languages, and Nguni languages
Location: South Africa
Ethnicity: AmaXhosa
Native speakers: 8 million (2013); 11 million L2 speakers (2002)
Recognised minority language in: Botswana
Region: eastern Eastern Cape; scattered communities elsewhere
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Xhosa is spoken as a first language by approximately 10 million people and as a second language by another 10 million, mostly in South Africa, particularly in ...
noun · a member of a Nguni people of eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. · the Bantu language of the Xhosa.
(countable) Any member of a Bantu people from South Africa, most of whom live in the Eastern Cape.
The meaning of XHOSA is a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Eastern Cape province.
Xhosa, a group of mostly related peoples living primarily in Eastern Cape province, South Africa. They form part of the southern Nguni and speak mutually ...
Aug 27, 2019 · Although they speak a common language, Xhosa people belong to many loosely organized, but distinct chiefdoms that have their origins in their ...