A Xhosa language school in Cape Town has ventured onto the social networking scene, for a different reason than most, namely to teach language. Building a fluent nation, one tweet at a time In 2009 ...
Sara-Jayne Makwala King spoke to UCT African languages lecturer, Dr Tessa Dowling. Listen to their conversation in the audio clip below. Have you always wanted to learn Xhosa but felt that it would be ...
IN 1991 AMERICAN audiences had an introduction to Xhosa, one of South Africa’s most click-filled languages, when Miriam Makeba (pictured) appeared on “The Cosby Show”. When the celebrated South ...
Xhosa is known affectionately as the "click click language." — -- The "Black Panther" movie is winning attention for breaking Hollywood norms through its almost entirely black cast and crew, ...
Black Panther star Lupita Nyong’o says it took her months to learn how to speak isiXhosa for the movie. The Academy Award-winning actress and another of the blockbuster’s cast, Danai Gurira, were in ...
South Africa has 12 official languages. The two most dominant are isiZulu and isiXhosa. While the Zulu and Xhosa people share a rich common history, they have also found themselves engaged in ethnic ...
Actresses Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira spent months trying to nail the perfect Xhosa accent and pronunciation for their roles in Black Panther, and credited local stars for helping them master "one ...
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