Xosa

[ koh-suh, -zuh, kaw- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Xo·sas, (especially collectively) Xo·sa.

Had he not cut a notch upon his gun-stock for every fighting man of the race of Xosa whom he had slain?

“If the chief moves he will be shot,” he added, in the Xosa language.

The worst of it was the latter were unable to talk the Xosa tongue.

Commonly known as Kreli—the paramount chief of all the Xosa tribes.

He it is who has ‘burned’ the life out of many dogs of the race of Xosa.

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