Xhosa Tribe Facts

ByChep

Xhosa comes from the name of the first Xhosa king called uXhosa. The amaXhosa are mostly in the Eastern and Western Cape of South Africa.

The Xhosa’s call themselves “AmaXhosa” and speak the language, isiXhosa, the second most spoken language in South Africa after isiZulu.

Nelson and Winnie Mandela were Xhosa.

Popular Xhosa traditional delicacies are Samp (umgqusho), Mielie Meal (maize meal), Pumpkin (amathanga), Amasi, Goat meat (inyama yebhokwe) among other food.

Nelson and Winnie Mandela were Xhosa.

IsiXhosa was actually the language adopted in the “Black Panther” movie.

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