Xhosa

The Xhosa people are a group of peoples of Bantu origins living in south-east South Africa.

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The Xhosa are part of the southern Nguni migration which slowly moved south from the region around the Great Lakes from around 1400. The name Xhosa refers to a specific tribal leader, called uXhosa, from whom the Xhosa claim descent. They refer to themselves as the amaXhosa and their language as isiXhosa, a Bantu language. Xhosa society was historically viewed as an 'open' society, because of its readiness to learn from, trade and interact with other societies. This included the incorporation or absorption of entire Khoi and Griqua cultural groups into Xhosa communities, often through marriage, and the wholesale adoption of Khoisan loanwords into Xhosa vocabulary.

Bantu: The Bantu refer to over 400 different ethnic groups in Africa, from Cameroon to South Africa, united by a common language family, the Bantu languages, and in many cases common customs....

South Africa: :This article is about the country called South Africa. For the region, see southern Africa....

Nguni: Nguni may refer to:...

Xhosa related Images and Photos (experimental)

A Xhosa Woman Balances a Container on Her Head and a Baby on Her Back