Xhosa
isiXhosa
Pronounce [ˈǁʰɔsa]
Country South Africa
Region Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Free State
Ethnicity Xhosa
Speakers
8.2 million (2020 March 08)
11 million L2 speakers (2002) isiXhosa is one of the official languages in post democratic South Africa.
Family
Writing
Latin (Xhosa alphabet)
Xhosa Braille
Sign Lang.
Signed Xhosa
AreaSouthwest Cape Province and Transkei. Also in Botswana, Lesotho.
Language Sites
ISO 639-1 xh
ISO 639-2 xho
ISO 639-3 xho
Glottolog xhos1239
South Africa 2011 Xhosa speakers proportion map.svg
Proportion of the South African population that speaks Xhosa at home
  0–20%
  20–40%
  40–60%
  60–80%
  80–100%
IsiXhosa
Person umXhosa
People amaXhosa
Language isiXhosa
Country KwaXhosa
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