Xhosa

Xhosa is one of the Bantu languages and one of the official languages in South Africa. It is written in a Latin alphabet-based system. Many of the Xhosa language speakers also understand Zulu, Swati and Southern Sotho.

Map of Xhosa language speakers.

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Basic stats

Total speakers: 7.9 million

Main Countries: South Africa, Lesotho

Alternate names: Isixhosa, Xosa, Koosa

ISO 639-3 Code: xho

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Language Sample

Bonke abantu bazalwa bekhululekile belingana ngesidima nangokweemfanelo. Bonke abantu banesiphiwo sesazela nesizathu sokwenza isenzo ongathanda ukuba senziwe kumzalwane wakho.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)

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Some proverbs in Xhosa:

Ithemba liyaphilisa
Hope causes one to live

Ukuhamba kukufunda
Traveling is learning

Isiqhelo siyayoyisa ingqondo
A habit conquers the mind

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Afrikaans:

For Consumers

(Coming soon)

For Manufacturers

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Sources

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