Xhosa

E11008

Xhosa is a Bantu language of South Africa, known for its distinctive click consonants and as one of the country’s major official languages.

All labels observed (10)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
Nguni language
Southern Bantu language
language of South Africa
official language of South Africa
clickType alveolar clicks
dental clicks
lateral clicks
closelyRelatedTo Ndebele language
linked to: Southern Ndebele

Swati language
Zulu language
linked to: Zulu
country South Africa
ethnicGroup Xhosa people
glottocode xhos1239
hasDialect Gaika dialect
Gcaleka dialect
linked to: Nguni languages

Ndlambe dialect
Thembu dialect
hasFeature agglutinative morphology
click consonants
ejective consonants
noun class system
prenasalized consonants
subject–verb–object word order
tonal language
vowel harmony tendencies
hasInfluenceFrom Afrikaans
English
hasStandardForm Standard Xhosa
linked to: Xhosa
ISO639-1Code xh
ISO639-2Code xho
ISO639-3Code xho
isOneOf 11 official languages of South Africa
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Bantoid languages
Bantu languages
Benue–Congo languages
Niger–Congo languages
nativeName isiXhosa
linked to: Xhosa
numberOfOfficialLanguagesInSouthAfrica 11
officialStatusIn Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa
region Eastern Cape
Gauteng
Northern Cape
Western Cape
spokenBy Xhosa people
subfamily Nguni languages
Southern Bantu languages
usedAs lingua franca in parts of Eastern Cape
usedIn broadcast media in South Africa
education in South Africa
literature of South Africa
writingSystem Latin script

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South Africa officialLanguage isiXhosa
linked to: Xhosa
Nelson Mandela nativeLanguage Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Gauteng officialLanguage Xhosa
Zulu closelyRelatedTo Xhosa
Xhosa polities language Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Xhosa nativeName isiXhosa
linked to: Xhosa
Xhosa hasStandardForm Standard Xhosa
linked to: Xhosa
nde closelyRelatedTo Xhosa
Nguni languages hasMember Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Nguni languages hasMajorLanguage Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Nguni languages areMutuallyIntelligibleToDegree Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Nguni languages ZundaNguniIncludes Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Southern Ndebele closelyRelatedTo Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Shona closelyRelatedTo Xhosa
Soweto languageUsed Xhosa
Thembu people ethnicLanguage Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Qunu hasOfficialLanguage Xhosa
Mvezo hasLanguage Xhosa
Xhosa Wars involvedEthnicGroup Ngqika Xhosa
linked to: Xhosa
Swati closelyRelatedTo Xhosa
Knysna languageUsed Xhosa
Thabo Mbeki ethnicGroup Xhosa
Benue–Congo languages hasNotableLanguage Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa
Xhosa people ethnonym AmaXhosa
linked to: Xhosa
Xhosa people primaryLanguage Xhosa language
linked to: Xhosa