Language overview

Xhosa

Xhosa is documented on Dialect Atlas across 1 dialect: Xhosa.

Dialects of Xhosa

XhosaisiXhosaA Nguni Bantu language of the Eastern Cape and one of the official languages of South Africa. Famous for its 18 distinct click consonants borrowed from neighbouring Khoisan languages.

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