American English pronunciation

How to pronounce xhosa

IPA transcription: ['zoʊʃə]

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Noun

  • a member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa

  • a community of Negroid people in southern South Africa

  • a Bantu language closely related to Zulu

Usage examples

  • There are many Xhosa clans, each with their own styles of drumming and dialects.
  • Important South African languages are Zulu, Xhosa and Afrikaans.