amaXhosan.adj.

Brit.

/ˌaməˈkɔːsə/,

/ˌaməˈkəʊsə/,

/ˌaməˈkɔːzə/,

/ˌaməˈkəʊzə/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈkoʊsə/,

/ˌæməˈkɔsə/, South African English /ˌʌməˈkɔːsə/, /ˌʌməˈkɒsə/

Forms: 1800s Amakasa, 1800s Ama-kosa, 1800s Amakosa, 1800s Amakosae, 1800s Amakosoe, 1800s Amakosse, 1800s Aman Koza, 1800s Amascosa, 1800s Amokosa, 1800s–1900s Ama-Xosa, 1800s– Amaxosa, 1800s– amaXosa, 1900s– Ama-Xhosa, 1900s– AmaXhosa, 1900s– Amaxhosa, 1900s– amaXhosa, 1900s– AmaXosa.

Origin: A borrowing from Xhosa. Etymon: Xhosa amaXhosa.

Etymology: < Xhosa amaXhosa < ama- , plural class prefix denoting people + -Xhosa , self-designation (see Xhosa n.). With use as noun compare earlier Xhosa n.; with use as adjective compare earlier Xhosa adj.The English forms amaXhosa (with a lower-case initial in the first element) reflects Xhosa orthography. In Xhosa orthography, xh represents an alveolar lateral click, which is typically rendered as /k/ by speakers of European languages. The Xhosa etymon is a plural form (singular umXhosa Xhosa person); occasional English uses as singular, and hence former plural forms with -s (compare quot 1809), are secondary developments.

A. n.

With plural agreement. The Xhosa people collectively; (also) members of this people. Cf. Xhosa n. a.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1801

amaXhosa1809

Matabele1823

Amapondo1824

amaZulu1829

Bapedi1835

Basotho1835

knobnose1848

Ovambo1853

Sotho1883

Tonga1891

Ronga1899

Venda1901

Pedi1912

Mopedi1928

Ndebele1930

Lobedu1933

Tsonga1937

Pondo1950

Nguni1957

1809 R. Collins in G. M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1900) VII. 62 He said that Hinsa was the first of the Aman Kozas (Kaffer people).

1866 W. C. Holden Past & Future 284 The name of these witch doctors or priests, amongst the Amaxosa.., is amagqira and incibe.

1931 Illustr. London News 24 Oct. 661/1 Not only do the males of the Ama-Xosa undergo elaborate rites at the approach of manhood, but there is also a ceremonial..for the maidens of the tribe.

1983 J. Opland Xhosa Oral Poetry p. xi According to custom, the members of a chiefdom were known by the names of their founding chiefs, so that all followers of these chiefs could be called amaXhosa.

2011 Church Times 7 Oct. 24/4 Some people saw Dr Tutu's stance as an ethnic-superiority complex reflecting divisions between amaZulu and amaXhosa.

B. adj.

Relating to or designating the amaXhosa or their language; = Xhosa adj.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples

Xhosa1812

Morolong1822

amaXhosa1824

Zulu1824

Sotho1827

amaZulu1828

Amapondo1830

African1832

Matabele1835

knob-nosed1838

Manganja1859

Pondo1872

Bapedi1878

Ovambo1897

Tsonga1907

Venda1913

Pedi1922

Nguni1929

Lobedu1937

Mosotho1955

1824 Cape Chron. in S. Afr. Jrnl. 1 84/1 The first sheet of an elementary School Book, in the Amakosa tongue, (the dialect of the Frontier Caffers,) has reached Cape Town.

1865 St. James Mag. XII. 85 The people who now inhabit this portion of Southern Africa are the ‘Ama-kosa’ Kaffirs, with which tribe we have been frequently at war.

1972 L. van der Post Story like Wind i. 6 François's father had been born in the far south of Africa among the great Amaxosa people.

2016 A. Siswana in M. Makiwane et al. Children in S. Afr. Families vii. 167 Ukudlalwa kwentonga (non-violent stick fighting)..can be fascinating and is certainly exciting to many of the amaXhosa young male participants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amaxhosa
释义	amaXhosan.adj. Brit. /ˌaməˈkɔːsə/, /ˌaməˈkəʊsə/, /ˌaməˈkɔːzə/, /ˌaməˈkəʊzə/, U.S. /ˌæməˈkoʊsə/, /ˌæməˈkɔsə/, South African English /ˌʌməˈkɔːsə/, /ˌʌməˈkɒsə/ Forms: 1800s Amakasa, 1800s Ama-kosa, 1800s Amakosa, 1800s Amakosae, 1800s Amakosoe, 1800s Amakosse, 1800s Aman Koza, 1800s Amascosa, 1800s Amokosa, 1800s–1900s Ama-Xosa, 1800s– Amaxosa, 1800s– amaXosa, 1900s– Ama-Xhosa, 1900s– AmaXhosa, 1900s– Amaxhosa, 1900s– amaXhosa, 1900s– AmaXosa. Origin: A borrowing from Xhosa. Etymon: Xhosa amaXhosa. Etymology: < Xhosa amaXhosa < ama- , plural class prefix denoting people + -Xhosa , self-designation (see Xhosa n.). With use as noun compare earlier Xhosa n.; with use as adjective compare earlier Xhosa adj.The English forms amaXhosa (with a lower-case initial in the first element) reflects Xhosa orthography. In Xhosa orthography, xh represents an alveolar lateral click, which is typically rendered as /k/ by speakers of European languages. The Xhosa etymon is a plural form (singular umXhosa Xhosa person); occasional English uses as singular, and hence former plural forms with -s (compare quot 1809), are secondary developments. A. n. With plural agreement. The Xhosa people collectively; (also) members of this people. Cf. Xhosa n. a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1801 amaXhosa1809 Matabele1823 Amapondo1824 amaZulu1829 Bapedi1835 Basotho1835 knobnose1848 Ovambo1853 Sotho1883 Tonga1891 Ronga1899 Venda1901 Pedi1912 Mopedi1928 Ndebele1930 Lobedu1933 Tsonga1937 Pondo1950 Nguni1957 1809 R. Collins in G. M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1900) VII. 62 He said that Hinsa was the first of the Aman Kozas (Kaffer people). 1866 W. C. Holden Past & Future 284 The name of these witch doctors or priests, amongst the Amaxosa.., is amagqira and incibe. 1931 Illustr. London News 24 Oct. 661/1 Not only do the males of the Ama-Xosa undergo elaborate rites at the approach of manhood, but there is also a ceremonial..for the maidens of the tribe. 1983 J. Opland Xhosa Oral Poetry p. xi According to custom, the members of a chiefdom were known by the names of their founding chiefs, so that all followers of these chiefs could be called amaXhosa. 2011 Church Times 7 Oct. 24/4 Some people saw Dr Tutu's stance as an ethnic-superiority complex reflecting divisions between amaZulu and amaXhosa. B. adj. Relating to or designating the amaXhosa or their language; = Xhosa adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > Bantu peoples Xhosa1812 Morolong1822 amaXhosa1824 Zulu1824 Sotho1827 amaZulu1828 Amapondo1830 African1832 Matabele1835 knob-nosed1838 Manganja1859 Pondo1872 Bapedi1878 Ovambo1897 Tsonga1907 Venda1913 Pedi1922 Nguni1929 Lobedu1937 Mosotho1955 1824 Cape Chron. in S. Afr. Jrnl. 1 84/1 The first sheet of an elementary School Book, in the Amakosa tongue, (the dialect of the Frontier Caffers,) has reached Cape Town. 1865 St. James Mag. XII. 85 The people who now inhabit this portion of Southern Africa are the ‘Ama-kosa’ Kaffirs, with which tribe we have been frequently at war. 1972 L. van der Post Story like Wind i. 6 François's father had been born in the far south of Africa among the great Amaxosa people. 2016 A. Siswana in M. Makiwane et al. Children in S. Afr. Families vii. 167 Ukudlalwa kwentonga (non-violent stick fighting)..can be fascinating and is certainly exciting to many of the amaXhosa young male participants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1809
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