Xhosa
or Xo·sa
[ koh-suh, -zuh, kaw- ]
/ ˈkoʊ sə, -zə, ˈkɔ- /
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noun, plural Xho·sas, (especially collectively) Xho·sa for 1.
a member of a Nguni people of eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa.
the Bantu language of the Xhosa.
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In his autobiography, Nelson Mandela wrote about the “almost mystical attachment that the Xhosa have for cattle, not only as a source of food and wealth, but as a blessing from God and a source of happiness.”
“Yes of course there is much to do,” he responded, with a thick Xhosa accent.
British Dictionary definitions for Xhosa
Xhosa
/ (ˈkɔːsə) /
noun
plural -sa or -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
Derived forms of Xhosa
Xhosan, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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