Xhosan.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊzə/,

/ˈkɔːzə/,

/ˈkəʊsə/,

/ˈkɔːsə/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊsə/,

/ˈkɔsə/

Forms: Also 1800s Koossa, etc.: 1800s– Xosa.

Etymology: < Xhosa, self-designation.

A. n.

a. A member of any of several related peoples inhabiting esp. the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, forming part of the Nguni branch of the Bantu language group.

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Xhosa1801

amaXhosa1809

Matabele1823

Amapondo1824

amaZulu1829

Bapedi1835

Basotho1835

knobnose1848

Ovambo1853

Sotho1883

Tonga1891

Ronga1899

Venda1901

Pedi1912

Mopedi1928

Ndebele1930

Lobedu1933

Tsonga1937

Pondo1950

Nguni1957

1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iii. 219 The Kaffers call themselves Koussie, which word is pronounced by the Hottentots with a strong palatal stroke of the tongue on the first syllable.

1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. xviii. 250 The tribe of which I mean more particularly to speak call themselves Koossas, or Kaussas.

1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. App. i. 439 The national appellation of the Southern Caffers is Amakosa, the singular of which is Kosa.

1948 B. G. M. Sundkler Bantu Prophets S. Afr. iv. 96 The Zionist prophets, operating in Zululand, are in many cases not Zulus, but Sotho, Xhosa, or sometimes men from..Nyasaland.

1981 A. Paton Towards Mountain xxii. 189 The suggestion was made at a white staff meeting that we should try allotting separate dormitories to Xhosas, Zulu, Basotho, and so on.

b. The Nguni language of the Xhosa, a tonal language of the Bantu family characterized by its consonantal click sounds. See click n.¹ 5a.

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Xhosa1872

Pondo1873

1872 W. J. Davis Dict. Kaffir Lang. p. vi The author of this, the first Dictionary of Xosa Kaffir.

1928 Africa 1 479 Xosa is established as the literary language of Kaffraria and the Transkei.

1970 Cape Times 28 Oct. 2/6 Four hundred people of all races attended prayers for racial harmony, held at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town last night. The service—conducted alternately in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa—formed part of 24 hours of continuous prayer.

1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Aug. 41/2 After testifying for four days in his native Xhosa, he asked if he could address the court in English.

1983 M. Kenyon Free-range Wife i. 17 His English was so weird..he might well, as compensation, have flawless French, German, Finnish, Xhosa too.

B. adj.

Relating to or designating the Xhosa or their language.

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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

the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Bantu languages

Kaffir1588

Kongo1597

Xhosa1812

Amapondo1830

Zulu1839

Sesotho1844

Swahilian1846

Kikuyu1850

Bantu1858

Fan1861

Amandebele1872

Nyamwezi1872

Wagogo1878

Lunda1879

Luganda1882

Sotho1883

Gogo1891

Tonga1891

Chichewa1897

Ronga1897

Bemba1904

Ila1907

Tsonga1907

Meru1908

Chewa1909

Venda1913

Lingala1922

Luba1922

Pedi1922

Nyanja1923

Nguni1929

Ndebele1930

Lobedu1937

Tiv1939

Mongo1961

Siswati1964

1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. App. sig. a2 In the Koossa dialect u is the vowel that occurs the most frequently.

1872 W. J. Davis Dict. Kaffir Lang. p. v When a word is both Xosa and Zulu in form and signification, both these letters are prefixed to its meaning.

1935 Critic (Cape Town) Oct. 1 From the Xhosa verb bonga is derived the noun isibongo.

1948 B. G. M. Sundkler Bantu Prophets S. Afr. ii. 42 The Order of Ethiopia can hardly be said to have succeeded in attracting the broad masses of Ethiopians... It has remained exclusively Xhosa.

1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 May 354 A successful Xhosa cattle breeder.

1975 Cricketer May 15/2 A running commentary in the Xhosa language kept Bantu spectators in the picture.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	xhosa
释义	Xhosan.adj. Brit. /ˈkəʊzə/, /ˈkɔːzə/, /ˈkəʊsə/, /ˈkɔːsə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊsə/, /ˈkɔsə/ Forms: Also 1800s Koossa, etc.: 1800s– Xosa. Etymology: < Xhosa, self-designation. A. n. a. A member of any of several related peoples inhabiting esp. the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, forming part of the Nguni branch of the Bantu language group. 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 1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iii. 219 The Kaffers call themselves Koussie, which word is pronounced by the Hottentots with a strong palatal stroke of the tongue on the first syllable. 1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. xviii. 250 The tribe of which I mean more particularly to speak call themselves Koossas, or Kaussas. 1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. App. i. 439 The national appellation of the Southern Caffers is Amakosa, the singular of which is Kosa. 1948 B. G. M. Sundkler Bantu Prophets S. Afr. iv. 96 The Zionist prophets, operating in Zululand, are in many cases not Zulus, but Sotho, Xhosa, or sometimes men from..Nyasaland. 1981 A. Paton Towards Mountain xxii. 189 The suggestion was made at a white staff meeting that we should try allotting separate dormitories to Xhosas, Zulu, Basotho, and so on. b. The Nguni language of the Xhosa, a tonal language of the Bantu family characterized by its consonantal click sounds. See click n.¹ 5a. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Xhosa Xhosa1872 Pondo1873 1872 W. J. Davis Dict. Kaffir Lang. p. vi The author of this, the first Dictionary of Xosa Kaffir. 1928 Africa 1 479 Xosa is established as the literary language of Kaffraria and the Transkei. 1970 Cape Times 28 Oct. 2/6 Four hundred people of all races attended prayers for racial harmony, held at St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town last night. The service—conducted alternately in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa—formed part of 24 hours of continuous prayer. 1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Aug. 41/2 After testifying for four days in his native Xhosa, he asked if he could address the court in English. 1983 M. Kenyon Free-range Wife i. 17 His English was so weird..he might well, as compensation, have flawless French, German, Finnish, Xhosa too. B. adj. Relating to or designating the Xhosa or their language. 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 the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Bantu languages Kaffir1588 Kongo1597 Xhosa1812 Amapondo1830 Zulu1839 Sesotho1844 Swahilian1846 Kikuyu1850 Bantu1858 Fan1861 Amandebele1872 Nyamwezi1872 Wagogo1878 Lunda1879 Luganda1882 Sotho1883 Gogo1891 Tonga1891 Chichewa1897 Ronga1897 Bemba1904 Ila1907 Tsonga1907 Meru1908 Chewa1909 Venda1913 Lingala1922 Luba1922 Pedi1922 Nyanja1923 Nguni1929 Ndebele1930 Lobedu1937 Tiv1939 Mongo1961 Siswati1964 1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. App. sig. a2 In the Koossa dialect u is the vowel that occurs the most frequently. 1872 W. J. Davis Dict. Kaffir Lang. p. v When a word is both Xosa and Zulu in form and signification, both these letters are prefixed to its meaning. 1935 Critic (Cape Town) Oct. 1 From the Xhosa verb bonga is derived the noun isibongo. 1948 B. G. M. Sundkler Bantu Prophets S. Afr. ii. 42 The Order of Ethiopia can hardly be said to have succeeded in attracting the broad masses of Ethiopians... It has remained exclusively Xhosa. 1963 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 May 354 A successful Xhosa cattle breeder. 1975 Cricketer May 15/2 A running commentary in the Xhosa language kept Bantu spectators in the picture. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1801
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