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Xhosa
or Xo·sa
[ koh-suh, -zuh, kaw- ]
noun
, plural Xho·sas, (especially collectively) Xho·sa
- a member of a Nguni people of eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa.
- the Bantu language of the Xhosa.
Xhosa
/ ˈkɔːsə /
noun
- -sa-sas a member of a cattle-rearing Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in South Africa
- the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family: one of the Nguni languages, closely related to Swazi and Zulu and characterized by several clicks in its sound system
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Derived Forms
- ˈXhosan, adjective
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Example Sentences
“Yes of course there is much to do,” he responded, with a thick Xhosa accent.
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