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Encyclopedia: Xhosa

The Xhosa (IPA [ˈkǁʰoːsa]) people are a group of peoples of Bantu origins living in south-east South Africa, and in the last two centuries throughout the southern and central southern parts of the country.

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How to say "Xhosa" in other languages:

	(German)	Xhosa (Volk)
	(Spanish)	Xhosa
	(Italian)	Xhosa

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Thembu

The Thembu are a subgroup of the Xhosa people of South Africa. Probably the most internationally famous Thembu is Nelson Mandela...

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Archibald Campbell Jordan

Grammatical Study of Literary Xhosa in 1957. While teaching in Kroonstad (then in the Orange Free... Zabantsundu. He also started work on his classic Xhosa novel, Ingqumbo Yeminyanya (1940), later...). This novel, considered as one of the master pieces of Xhosa writing and South African literature, was...

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Cape Frontier Wars

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Ciskei

Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. In 1961 it became a separate administrative region and in 1972 was declared "self-governing" under the rule of Lennox Sebe. It was designated as a homeland for Xhosa speaking people and in the 1970s Xhosa speakers were resettled there. In...

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Free State Province

Free State Area 129,480 km² (10.6% of country's total) Population 2.8 million (6% of the total) GDP 5.5% of the country's total Languages Sotho (62%), Afrikaans (14%), Xhosa (9.5%) Capital Bloemfontein (Mangaung) Other towns Welkom, Sasolburg Premier Beatrice Marshoff Free...

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Nguni

the southern Nguni among which are the Xhosa, Thembu, Mfengu, Mpondo and the Mpondomise. The Nguni... individuals. The Xhosa formed the probably most well-known Tribe of the southern Nguni. As is the case for the Zulu the Xhosa had clans, or Kingdoms, whereby the respective king had large power, who had...

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Northern Cape Province

Northern Cape Area 361,830 km² (29.7% of country's total) Population 850,000 (1.8% of the total) GDP 2% of the country's total Languages Afrikaans (70%), Tswana (20%), Xhosa (6.5%) Capital Kimberley Other main centres Upington, Springbok, De Aar, Colesburg Other towns Kathu...

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Tikoloshe

In Zulu mythology, Tikoloshe or Tokoloshe (from the Xhosa word uthikoloshe ), also called Hili , is a dwarf-like water-sprite. He has only one arm and one leg, and is considered a mischievous and evil spirit. He can become invisible by swallowing a pebble, and comes out of the water to make...

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List of official languages

, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) Albanian : Albania Arabic : Algeria...) South Africa (with Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa..., English, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu) Nepali : Nepal Northern...

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East London

East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen , Xhosa: Imonti ) population 500,000) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province. The city is situated on the Indian Ocean coast, the Buffalo River, and the Nahoon River, and is one of the country's most important ports. A British...

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