isiXhosa
/ɪsɪˈkəʊsə/ /ɪsɪˈkɔːsə/noun [mass noun]
The Bantu language of the Xhosa, one of the official languages of South Africa. Also called Xhosa. the attendees chatted quietly with each other in isiXhosa...
- He believes the new product will lead to a spike in online platforms and products packaged and marketed in isiXhosa.
- I write this as someone who has benefitted from a Eurocentric education, which left my isiXhosa by the wayside.
- Even if you wanted to write a sociological PhD thesis in IsiXhosa you would struggle to find supervisors who would be able to read it.
adjective
Denoting or relating to isiXhosa: I attended isiXhosa classes the isiXhosa language...
- He says the isiXhosa translation, now being done live, cuts down the time witnesses spend in the witness stand.
- Going against the trends, an isiXhosa newspaper has been launched in the Eastern Cape.
- Each televised match will also have isiXhosa commentators alongside English and Afrikaans.
Origin
The name in isiXhosa.