The Xhosa language (English /ˈkɔːsə/ or /ˈkoʊsə/; Xhosa: isiXhosa [isikǁʰɔ́ːsa]) is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.6 million people or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages Xhosa is a tonal language that is the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said with a rising or falling or high or low intonation.
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Bantu languages, Benue–Congo languages, Atlantic–Congo languages, Southern Bantoid languages
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