Learn to Speak Xhosa

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Origins of the Xhosa Language
Xhosa is a member of the Bantu branch of the Benue-Congo sub-group of the Niger-Congo family of languages.

The Xhosas have intermingled with the Hottentots and their language contains some of the Hottentot "click" sounds. The Xh at the beginning of their name represents one of these sounds

How many people speak the Xhosa language?
Xhosa is spoken by about 8 million people

Xhosa-speaking Countries
Xhosa is spoken principally in the Transkei, Ciskei and East Cape regions of South Africa.

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Talk Now Xhosa CD-ROM Details

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Xhosa Music and Dance

Song and dance are extremely important to the ceremonial life of the Xhosa. Both are approached with exuberance and executed with skill and energy. Typical of the Nguni nations, the dancing is a series of intricate steps and kicks based around a beat led by singing and accompanied by clapping, These accompanying songs are often a commentary on life at the time, or reflecting pride in specific historical events.

Xhosa Food and Drink

The Bantu Nation of today encompasses over twenty groups that settled in South Africa, raising sheep and other animals and planting corn, sugar cane, sweet potatoes and other fruits and vegetables.

In the Bantu kraals, most villagers have an outdoor barbecue pit called a braai. Vegetables, meat and fish are cooked in a large pot over hot coals. The practice dates back to nomadic times. The hunters would carry the pot around with them adding meat when they could find it. This has evolved into the modern-day hunters' stew, potijiekos.

The typical Bantu diet consists of mealies (corn), stews and fish. An appetizer of biltong may be served before the main course. Biltong is meat that has been salted, cured and spiced with salt, pepper and coriander. The mealies are usually topped with stew and eaten together. Milk tart is a common desert made of milk, cornflour and eggs and served cold with coffee.

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