isiXhosa is the second-largest home language in South Africa, famous for its click sounds. Spoken in South Africa (Eastern & Western Cape).
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isiXhosa is the second-largest home language in South Africa, famous for its click sounds, spoken in South Africa (Eastern & Western Cape).
Culture stories
A choirmaster near Johannesburg wrote a hymn in 1897. Decades later its tune was carried across borders, including to Zambia.
Read story: The isiXhosa Hymn Whose Melody Became Zambia’s AnthemKe a leboga, ngiyabonga, enkosi, ndaboka, inkomu. Thank you in twelve Southern African languages, with the stronger form for when you really mean it.
Read story: How to Say “Thank You” in 12 Southern African LanguagesMme, umama, amai, amayi, manana. The word for mother in eleven Southern African languages, and when it becomes a form of respect.
Read story: How to Say “Mother” in 11 Southern African Languages
