| 单词 | Xhosa |
| 例句 | The Xhosa, on the other hand, pride themselves on being the thinkers. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Molo!” she exclaimed into my ear as our cheeks pushed against each other, the Xhosa word for hello. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It’s a common thing for Xhosa parents to say to their kids. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As a naughty child, I was well versed in Xhosa threats. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On the afternoon of the first day, the charter was read aloud, section by section, to the people in English, Sesotho, and Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She told him to mind his own business, and when he heard her speaking in Xhosa, that really set him off. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I discovered the almost mystical attachment that the Xhosa have for cattle, not only as a source of food and wealth, but as a blessing from God and a source of happiness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1652, the year the Dutch arrived at Cape Town with their winter-rain crops of Near Eastern origin, the Xhosa had still not spread beyond the Fish River. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Chief Joyi railed against the white man, who he believed had deliberately sundered the Xhosa tribe, dividing brother from brother. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The relationship was to me a novelty, and I felt daring in having a friendship with a woman who was not a Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a sense, Mqhayi’s shift in focus was a mirror of my own mind because I went back and forth between pride in myself as a Xhosa and a feeling of kinship with other Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is home to the Thembu people, who are part of the Xhosa nation, of which I am a member. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had moved from a more nationalistic, all-encompassing theme of African unity to a more parochial one addressed to the Xhosa people, of whom he was one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt such intense pride at that point, not as an African, but as a Xhosa; I felt like one of the chosen people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an acknowledged custodian of Xhosa history, and it was partially for that reason that he was valued as an adviser. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education, and courtesy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Another kid said something in Xhosa, and I replied to him in Xhosa. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He burst out: “Man, you were scared of jail, that is all. You have disgraced us, we Xhosas!” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When he spoke in Xhosa, he did so slowly and haltingly, frequently pausing to search for the right word and then stumbling over it when he found it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Xhosa was her tribe, and Langa was a mainly Xhosa township. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The High Organ was the source of some controversy because of its ethnic composition: all four permanent members were from Xhosa backgrounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since “independence” was foisted on the Transkei, the tens of thousands of Xhosas living in Crossroads were to be stripped of their South African citizenship and deported to the tribal reserve. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a matter of coincidence rather than design; the senior ANC leadership on the island, the only four to have served on the National Executive Committee, happened to be Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an encyclopedia when it came to Xhosa genealogy and told me facts about my father that I had never known. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Poqo, Xhosa for “independent” or “standing alone,” was loosely linked to the PAC, and their acts of terrorism targeted both African collaborators and whites. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Xhosa tradition, this is achieved through one means only: circumcision. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It would not have been proper to take a less senior comrade and put him on the High Organ simply because he was not a Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She learned Zulu because it’s similar to Xhosa. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The southernmost Bantu people, the Xhosa, stopped at the Fish River on South Africa’s south coast, 500 miles east of Cape Town. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Of the African languages, Zulu has the largest number of native speakers, but we couldn’t keep that without also having Xhosa and Tswana and Ndebele. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But I had perpetuated the Mandela name and the Madiba clan, which is one of the basic responsibilities of a Xhosa male. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From then on, whenever I knew I would be walking in front of men from the general section, I would try to converse with Kathy or Eddie Daniels, or someone who was not a Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That is how the Xhosa people describe the narrow, windswept outcrop of rock that lies eight miles off the coast of Cape Town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My life, and that of most Xhosas at the time, was shaped by custom, ritual, and taboo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Xhosa, Rolihlahla literally means “pulling the branch of a tree,” but its colloquial meaning more accurately would be “troublemaker.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, come you, O House of Xhosa,” he said, and slowly began to lower himself so that he was on one knee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Xhosa society was a balanced and harmonious social order in which every individual knew his or her place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This member was usually not a Xhosa; Kathy, for example, was the fifth member of the High Organ for more than five years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Njjabelunjju” is a Xhosa expression that means, “It is the whites.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They worked on white farms and in white businesses, something that was looked down upon by the more established Xhosa tribes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To Xhosa traditionalists, this name is more acceptable than either of my two previous given names, Rolihlahla or Nelson, and I was proud to hear my new name pronounced: Dalibunga. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were also amongst the first to become Christians, to build better houses, and to use scientific methods of agriculture, and they were wealthier than their Xhosa compatriots. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, Xhosa and a few other Niger-Congo languages of southern Africa are full of clicks. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Xhosa played chess with the white man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I began to sense my identity as an African, not just a Thembu or even a Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would be leaving soon to spend four weeks in the “bush,” where he and dozens of other boys would join an aggregate of elders and learn what it means to be a Xhosa man. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I was even informed that my Xhosa was no longer pure and was now influenced by Zulu, one of the dominant languages in the Reef. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I am very fond of this sour milk, which is known as amctsi among the Xhosa people and is greatly prized as a healthy and nourishing food. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The stereotypes of Zulu and Xhosa women were as ingrained as those of the men. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had formed a picture of him in my mind, and in my youthful imagination, I expected a Xhosa hero like Mqhayi to be tall, fierce, and intelligent-looking. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I attended a one-room school next door to the palace and studied English, Xhosa, history, and geography. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all Xhosa children, I acquired knowledge mainly through observation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only rivalry between different clans or tribes in our small world at Qunu was that between the Xhosas and the amaMfengu, a small number of whom lived in our village. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each Xhosa belongs to a clan that traces its descent back to a specific forefather. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every other man had some docile girl from the village, and here he’d come with this modern woman, a Xhosa woman no less, a culture whose women were thought of as particularly loudmouthed and promiscuous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When whites finally spread east to encounter the Xhosa at the Fish River in 1702, a period of desperate fighting began. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At the time, black South Africans outnumbered white South Africans nearly five to one, yet we were divided into different tribes with different languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Sotho, Venda, Ndebele, Tsonga, Pedi, and more. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Ironically, the same government that was telling us to embrace our culture in the homelands forbade Winnie from wearing a Xhosa gown into court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the starkest of these divisions was between South Africa’s two dominant groups, the Zulu and the Xhosa. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The Xhosa waged a long war against the white man as well, but after experiencing the futility of battle against a better-armed foe, many Xhosa chiefs took a more nimble approach. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z After English, Xhosa was what we spoke around the house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So my birth certificate doesn’t say that I’m Xhosa, which technically I am. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The political dynamic between these two groups was very complicated, but the simplest way to understand it is as a proxy war between Zulu and Xhosa. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The ANC was a broad coalition encompassing many different tribes, but its leaders at the time were primarily Xhosa. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But the fact that the High Organ was Xhosa-dominated disturbed me because it seemed to reinforce the mistaken perception that we were a Xhosa organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The names Xhosa families give their children always have a meaning, and that meaning has a way of becoming self-fulfilling. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Despite the proselytizing of the Mbekela brothers, my father remained aloof from Christianity and instead reserved his own faith for the great spirit of the Xhosas, Qamata, the God of his fathers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I left Healdtown at the end of the year, I saw myself as a Xhosa first and an African second. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But one of the warders was fluent in Xhosa and understood the content of our songs, and we were soon ordered to stop singing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Urban life tended to abrade tribal and ethnic distinctions, and instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans, we were Alexandrians. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To our surprise, Pretorius spoke to us in Xhosa, which he seemed to know quite well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I called a meeting for all the members and it was a lively session — conducted in Sesotho, Zulu, Xhosa, and English. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember feeling quite bold at having a friend who was not a Xhosa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But what most amazed us about him was his marriage to a Xhosa girl from Umtata. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had now taken the essential step in the life of every Xhosa man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Zinzi, now seventeen years old, was preparing to take the same path as generations of Xhosa boys before him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We were unpleasantly surprised to find that our application was blocked by a delegate from Uganda who complained that we were a tribal organization of Xhosas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z According to tradition, the Thembu people lived in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains and migrated toward the coast in the sixteenth century, where they were incorporated into the Xhosa nation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas my father once told stories of historic battles and heroic Xhosa warriors, my mother would enchant us with Xhosa legends and fables that had come down from numberless generations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And here was my mother, his tribal enemy, a Xhosa woman alone with two small children—one of them a mixed child, no less. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Though it was a mostly Xhosa institution, there were also students from different tribes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor Jabavu taught Xhosa, as well as Latin, history, and anthropology. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, he said, the Thembu, the Mpondo, the Xhosa, and the Zulu were all children of one father, and lived as brothers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Mkonyanisi” — an affectionate term for son-in-law in Xhosa, which is what she always called me — “you have made a serious error because Zindzi is only fifteen.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Zulu's protagonist is a Zulu by the name of Ali Neuman, a survivor of inter-tribal brutality when Xhosas and Zulus were fighting for dominance as South Africa moved towards democracy. Michael Stanley's top 10 African crime novels 2010-06-30T14:27:00Z The Mass, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, will be in Spanish, but other languages will be represented, including Vietnamese, Tagalog and Xhosa. Music fit for a pope 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Being the mixed child of a black Xhosa mom and a white Swiss dad, my existence was illegal in South Africa at the time. Trevor Noah: By the Book 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z In Xhosa, it means “Voices of the Girls.” South Africa’s growing pains: The “Born Free” generation inherits a country awash in contradictions 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Maqoma, who is of Xhosa descent, doesn’t deconstruct these rituals and codes. For This Choreographer, the Traditional Is Contemporary 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The ceremonial moments, in South African traditional dress, made me think of Aida; Xhosa sounds remarkably like Italian and so suits opera well. Saint and sinner: the Nelson Mandela opera 2012-06-10T16:59:01Z The 65-piece "Winnie" orchestra is a conventional Western ensemble, but the music, sung in English and Xhosa, borrows themes from protest and other South African songs. New opera tells Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's story 2011-04-27T17:31:07Z All of it is performed in a cascading blend of English, French, and German with Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Swahili, not to mention high-speed nonsense verse. The African Toll of the Great War, in Song and Shadows 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z How familiar were you with the Xhosa rituals of circumcision and manhood and the initiation ritual depicted in “The Wound”? “My entire life I’ve been trying to find an identity something bigger than me.” Singer Nakhane Touré on his impressive screen debut in “The Wound” 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The fact that a multilingual son of a Xhosa mother and a Swiss-German father slipped through Hollywood's system to sit in one of its most rarified chairs in the first place is a miracle. Who comes after Trevor Noah to host "The Daily Show"? The answer may be among these stars 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Their disdainful attitude toward an old Xhosa man they encounter on the mud flats — in the country’s racial profiling system, the Xhosa are black, a step below colored — is just apartheid paid downward. Review: After Apartheid, Who Are ‘Boesman and Lena’? 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z He speaks, he says, fairly good Xhosa, a language that, for starters, demands mastery of three different sorts of clicks – dental, lateral and palatal. District Six revisited 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z The book, among other things, will underscore how amazing it is that Noah, son of a Xhosa mother and a Swiss father in apartheid South Africa, is alive, much less a celebrity. The best audiobooks for your summer drive, sorted by length — and who’s in the car 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z One was a Xhosa and one a Zulu, but the men embraced, and Mr. Mandela called Ladysmith Black Mambazo “South Africa’s cultural ambassadors.” Paul Simon on Mandela’s Role in ‘Graceland’ 2013-12-13T22:42:19Z Using atmospheric soundscapes and traditional Xhosa movement, the performance will feature a single dancer, four vocal soloists and a live local choir. BAM Plans a Smaller Next Wave Festival 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z His initial line — knits inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork patterns and artifacts — has since spawned a luxury brand with a popular nickname: “the Missoni of Africa.” The Designers Who Are Making Knitwear Cool 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The latest edition covers 78 languages, including Hausa, Xhosa and Zulu. Perspective | Vacationing while vegan? Here’s a quick guide. 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Noah, the son of a black Xhosa mother and a white Swiss-German father whose relationship was illegal during the time of apartheid, often likes to joke that he shouldn’t be allowed to exist. South Africans Rejoice and Regret Trevor Noah's Ascension to the Daily Show 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Outrage ensued, in verbal statements given by the Xhosa king, on the streets, in the media and on the internet. Nakhane: 'For as long as I need to, I'm going to talk about being a gay artist' 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z That’s how Noah, 30, describes growing up in apartheid South Africa as the son of a black Xhosa woman and a white man from Switzerland. Meet “The Daily Show’s” new South African comedian 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The opera of the woman often called "the mother of the nation" will be in English and Xhosa. "Winnie the Opera" to hit S.African stage in 2011 2010-12-28T18:31:50Z First, his traditional Xhosa rite-of-passage ceremony in the rural Transkei area, his refusal of an arranged marriage and his departure for Johannesburg. Saint and sinner: the Nelson Mandela opera 2012-06-10T16:59:01Z Around the mission stand the Black characters, including a group of women who sing in the Xhosa split-tone style as they trail smoke and incense. Review: ‘Les Blancs’ Is an Anguished Play for an Anguished Moment 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z He manages to be warm, even when recounting how one of his social media posts promoting the film spread a rage through his Xhosa community “like a wildfire”. Nakhane: 'For as long as I need to, I'm going to talk about being a gay artist' 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He performs in Afrikaans, a language spoken by 7 million South Africans that is derived from Dutch and draws on Malay, Portuguese, English, Xhosa, Chinese and Khoi influences. With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Noah is mixed-race, with a half-Jewish Xhosa mother and Swiss father, and much of his material centers on the issue of race. Did Trevor Noah’s Twitter history just kill “The Daily Show?” 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z In “The Wound,” a group of South African teenagers and their adult caretakers gather in a camp near mountains to observe a Xhosa ritual. Review: Boys Become Men in the Unsettling ‘The Wound’ 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Many Xhosa traditional songs in South Africa were banned by missionaries because they sang about ancestors, which was considered pagan or wrong by white Christians. Tracey's African music recordings now on display 2010-10-22T16:08:00Z Mr. Shabalala was a proud Zulu and essentially apolitical, but there was a long history of tribal animosity, dating back centuries, between the Zulus and the Xhosa peoples. Paul Simon on Mandela’s Role in ‘Graceland’ 2013-12-13T22:42:19Z Khoi-San is the catchall term for two groups of southern Africa’s indigenous blacks who are not speakers of Bantu languages, as the majority Zulu and Xhosa are. An Artist Colony Thrives in the South African Desert 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Stellenbosch University long taught only in Afrikaans, the settler language derived from the Dutch, officially adding English and Xhosa only in 2016. Stellenbosch Triennale, a Bold Experiment 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z Noah was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, a relationship that was illegal under apartheid. New 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah heralds a new frontier in TV: diversity 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Ngxokolo started his label in 2010 after creating a college thesis collection inspired by a ceremonial rite of passage in the Xhosa tribal group. The Designers Who Are Making Knitwear Cool 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Wright, 49, who grew up in East London and South Africa, speaks English and Afrikaans, and a bit of Xhosa and Zulu, two African languages. Amra-Faye Wright to Play Velma Kelly in Japanese 2010-04-30T23:59:00Z His mother knew Xhosa, Zulu, German, Afrikaans, Sotho and used her knowledge “to cross boundaries, handle situations, navigate the world.” Review: ‘Born a Crime,’ Trevor Noah’s Raw Account of Life Under Apartheid 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z He grew up in apartheid South Africa and is the son of a black Xhosa woman and a white man from Switzerland. Trevor Noah’s journey to “The Daily Show”: Everything you need to know about Jon Stewart’s successor 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z He ultimately left the country after starring in “The Wound,” a film that set a gay love plot against the backdrop of the traditional initiation ritual for Xhosa boys. For Nakhane, Songs Can Be Painful and Dangerous. His New Album Is a Balm. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z He has always loved opera, and his award-winning adaptation of Carmen was later filmed by him on location in Cape Town and released in Xhosa without subtitles. District Six revisited 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z It’s a fitting ritual for a show in which Africa is celebrated and there are six indigenous languages sung and spoken: Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana and Congolese. Inside a special Black History Month rite at ‘The Lion King’ 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The cast combines African and African-American actors, and the national language of Wakanda is, in fact, Xhosa. Black Panther: does the Marvel epic solve Hollywood's Africa problem? 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z The libretto is translated into contemporary South African English with occasional forays into Xhosa and other African languages. A 'Flute' from Africa renews Mozart's musical magic 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “Escalate the armed struggle,” Nelson says in the Xhosa language that his captor cannot understand. Mandela in the Movies: 10 Films About Apartheid 2013-12-06T21:21:59Z The ANC was dominated by members of the rival Xhosa nation, and its leaders saw Buthelezi's on-off willingness to work with the apartheid authorities as a betrayal of all Black South Africans. Mourners gather in South African for funeral of controversial Zulu prince Buthelezi 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z She called it Azosule, which means "to wipe away every tear from their eyes" in South Africa's Xhosa language. South Africa period poverty: 'I don't want anyone else to use rags for sanitary pads' 2023-05-27T04:00:00Z The movement of the Dutch inland brought them into conflict with the Xhosa people, who were farmers. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z It is a highly physical, deeply emotional performance, which combines Xhosa and contemporary dance styles, musical harmonies from South Africa and Western classical traditions, English and Xhosa languages along with atmospheric sounds and smells. The South African choir that performed for Queen Victoria 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z DuoLingo, which includes eight under-represented languages out of 40 on offer, is working to add Zulu and Xhosa - spoken by 20 million people mainly in South Africa - later this year. Students cheer as online translation tools add more African languages 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z "God will comfort you," she said in the local Xhosa language. S.Africans gather to mourn deaths of 21 teenagers in tavern tragedy 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Davis joined the principals in a group hug, and the dancers, mostly hired locals, began gleefully singing in Xhosa while they danced and embraced one another. Viola Davis, Inside Out 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The Dutch fought two wars with the Xhosa and, from 1799 to 1803, also faced an armed uprising by Khoisan farm laborers, some of whom allied themselves with the Xhosa. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z It includes well-known U.S. papers like the Chicago Defender and New York Amsterdam News as well as publications in French, Xhosa and Kiswahili. Howard gets $2M grant to digitize Black newspaper archive 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Madiba shirts, named after Mandela’s Xhosa clan name, are similar to the loose batik shirts worn in Indonesia and Malaysia. Nelson Mandela's famous shirts, belongings up for auction 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Noah, who speaks several African languages, like Xhosa, Zulu and Afrikaans, talks about how language is used either to create a sense of community or to separate people. 6 books written by authors of color that make me feel seen 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z It is the Xhosa name for the Baakens River, which flows through the city. South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Although the Dutch possessed more firepower, the Xhosa greatly outnumbered them. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The 56-year-old former bookkeeper set up her charity, called Khathalelana, which means ‘caring for one another’ in the Xhosa language, to help tackle some of the biggest challenges facing her community. Pandemic of Hunger 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z A producer of the film would later explain the language to be Xhosa, Kani's native language, which he and Boseman chose to use in the scene. Chadwick Boseman's 'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler pens tribute to late actor 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z The decision to have Xhosa be the official language of Wakanda was solidified by Chad, a native of South Carolina, because he was able to learn his lines in Xhosa, there on the spot. Read 'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler's moving tribute to Chadwick Boseman 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z One tweeter reflected the views of many: "My Xhosa people. Teach us. How do you pronounce Gqeberha?" South African city of Port Elizabeth becomes Gqeberha 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The majority of Khayelitsha’s approximately 400,000 residents are Xhosa people from the Eastern Cape who return home for holidays and major life events — and eventually, to be buried. In South Africa, Burial Traditions Upended by Coronavirus 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z She prefers singing to drawing and chooses to sing a church song in her first language, Xhosa, as her way of describing the future after the pandemic. Global pandemic: Through the eyes of the world’s children 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z All participants self-identified as Xhosa, members of a large ethnic group who live mainly in South Africa. First genomic study of schizophrenia in African people turns up broken genes 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Also this week, host Joel Goldberg speaks with psychiatrist and researcher Goodman Sibeko, who worked with the Xhosa people of South Africa to help illuminate genetic details of schizophrenia. A cryo–electron microscope accessible to the masses, and tracing the genetics of schizophrenia 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z She sat down with Radio 1 Newsbeat to share memories of the man many South Africans still call Madiba - a word in the Xhosa language that means "father". Remembering my great-grandad Nelson Mandela 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z When South African comedian Trevor Noah presented the Best Picture nomination for Black Panther at the Oscars in February, he quoted a saying in the Xhosa language. The alternative end-of-the-year awards 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Ukwaluka, or traditional initiation, is seen as a necessary part of the passage from boyhood to manhood by some of the country's largest ethnic groups, including the Xhosa and Ndebele. Initiation schools shut after circumcision deaths 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The studies identified similar genes, but the density of mutations in a gene were generally larger in the Xhosa participants. First genomic study of schizophrenia in African people turns up broken genes 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z A tribute, written on the ribbon in the local language Xhosa, read: "We stand together in this moment. Harry and Meghan, September 26, 2019", according to photos posted by the Sun's royal correspondent Emily Andrews. Meghan pays tribute to student murdered in SA 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z From lyrics in English, Swahili, Pidgin English, Zulu, Xhosa and Yoruba, the project incorporates several genres from Afrobeats, pop, R&B, hip-hop, and the South African version of house music known as Gqom. Who gains most as Beyoncé champions African stars? 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection: Meleko Mokgosi Installation explores colonialism and globalization through the experience of South Africa’s Xhosa people. SoCal museum listings, June 23-30: ‘Buried by Vesuvius’ at the Getty Villa and more 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection: Meleko Mokgosi Installation explores colonialism and globalization through the experience of South Africa's Xhosa people. SoCal museum listings, June 16-23: Prints by John Baldessari, Korean calligraphy and more 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The authors say that this reflects the greater genetic variation among Xhosa people. First genomic study of schizophrenia in African people turns up broken genes 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Shame was the disabling part of holding on to my secret, being afraid of what people would think, of family and beliefs and my Xhosa culture. Tony Gum's best photograph: the emotional toll of abortion 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z The ritual is an important part of the lives of Xhosa men, the second largest ethnic group in South Africa. South Africa’s ‘born free’ generation 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Makhanda was renamed last year in honor of a warrior from the Xhosa tribe who led an attack on British colonizers here in 1819. A town in South Africa reflects nation’s angst, 25 years after the end of apartheid While most of the audience in Hollywood was none the wiser, Xhosa speakers on social media relished in the cheeky moment. Who won the night on social media? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z He also did not “try to speak their language” as the article claimed, but yelled something in Xhosa, a South African language. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: George H.W. Bush’s death, D.C.’s drug problem and a memorable Yale moment 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The South African Broadcasting Corporation commentator is small in stature and huge in energy, beaming a high-wattage grin as he booms away in English on the main mics or Xhosa on the update line. Caught on tape: the story behind Australian cricket's greatest fall | Geoff Lemon 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The choirmaster defended the performance as a cultural tribute to the Xhosa ethnic group, but it drew the ire of the minister of basic education, who described it as exploitation. Seminude School Performance Sparks Debate About Tradition in South Africa 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z According to South Africa's Daily Dispatch website, the unnamed teacher said: "We are proud of our Xhosa tradition. We are proud of 'inkciyo'. We are proud of Xhosa women and girls." Outrage over 'naked' school choir in SA 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z "Growing up as a young boy in Wakanda, I would see T'Challa flying over our village, and he would remind me of a great Xhosa phrase," he said. Who won the night on social media? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The South African president was reminding me that he was also a Xhosa chief, with duties to visitors. Opinion | America has a lot to learn from South Africa 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Traditional leaders argue that the film, through its portrayal of a coming-of-age circumcision ritual called “ulwaluko”, reveals secrets of Xhosa culture. Why an Oscar-nominated South African film was rated as pornography 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The choirmaster was quoted as saying on the website of the newspaper The Daily Dispatch: “We are proud of our Xhosa tradition,” and “We are proud of Xhosa women and girls.” Seminude School Performance Sparks Debate About Tradition in South Africa 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z You speak more to a person’s heart when using their Xhosa clan name, she added - a reason why Mandela is often warmly called “Madiba” in South Africa. The language of ‘Black Panther’? It’s real. Give it a try. 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z My scarab beetle bracelet and Xhosa blanket complete the pile. Black Panther is the reason I’ll be rocking African dress at the cinema | Eliza Anyangwe 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Sibanye—which means “we are one” in Nelson Mandela’s native Xhosa language—has a long and storied history in the South African mining industry. South Africa’s Sibanye Doubles Down on Platinum With Lonmin Buy 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Nelson Mandela, who was Xhosa, vividly described the pain and personal significance of his own circumcision in “Long Walk to Freedom”. Why an Oscar-nominated South African film was rated as pornography 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Manana pointed out that, as a Xhosa, he had been initiated into manhood. Rugby and the rainbow nation: can 2023 World Cup heal South Africa's wounds? 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z I, a Xhosa, say you are all my brothers. The Legend of the S.S. Mendi 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z I, a Xhosa, say you are all my brothers, Zulus, Swazis, Pondos, Basutos, we die like brothers. Dancing the death drill: The sinking of the SS Mendi - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Established in 1983 by the apartheid government, Khayelitsha, which means new home in Xhosa, still provides many of the workers for both communities. South Africa, a Nation With Sharp Inequality, Considers a Minimum Wage 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z The film questions traditional expectations of Xhosa masculinity through its depiction of a closeted gay relationship. Why an Oscar-nominated South African film was rated as pornography 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Avoidance speech is also practiced by speakers of some of the Bantu languages of southern Africa, including Xhosa and Zulu. Talking to In-laws Can Be Hard. In Some Languages, It’s Impossible. 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The drive from Cape Town to the pretty Afrikaans town of Paarl echoes with Irish affection for an extraordinary Xhosa long jumper. From crystal meth to Olympic glory: the recovery and rise of Luvo Manyonga 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z It’s primarily based in the Xhosa dialect, but it’s not that. Chadwick Boseman explains how he came up with Black Panther's accent from the fictional land of Wakanda 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “We were promised homes, but things are still the same,” said Vukani in his native Xhosa language. As South Africa marks mine shootings, workers without homes 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Mr Touré, who is gay and Xhosa, has been receiving death threats since the trailer was released last year. Why an Oscar-nominated South African film was rated as pornography 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z It requires an estimated six hundred hours of instruction, versus approximately eleven hundred for Pashto or Xhosa and twenty-two hundred for Arabic or Mandarin. Love in Translation 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Madondile enunciated the words in English, before resuming his talk in Xhosa. ‘We have only one shot’: The Hutch’s quest to wipe out AIDS in South Africa 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z In Xhosa culture, my culture, a married woman must wear iqhiya, which is what we call it, around her in-laws. How South African women are reclaiming the headscarf - BBC News 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z “It’s funny how Zulu and Xhosa might go to war. ... Remind me of these Compton Crip gangs that live next door.” 25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Included in this latest update is support for Scots Gaelic, Kurdish, Amharic, the official working language of Ethiopia, and Xhosa, the second most common native language in South Africa after Afrikaans. Google Translate now supports 103 languages, including Hawaiian, Kyrgyz, and Xhosa 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z In Africa, the company sells to the Masai and Samburu tribes in Kenya and Tanzania, and to the Zulus, Xhosas, Ndebele and other tribes of southern Africa. Glass Beads Made in Czech Village Adorn Bodies of the World’s Tribes 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The university would remain committed to the further development of Afrikaans and Xhosa as academic languages, it said. South Africa's Stellenbosch University aims to drop Afrikaans after protests - BBC News 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The latter, notorious for his knitwear since day one, sent a colorful collection down the runway which honored his Xhosa tribe, through the use of patterns and light wools. How Africa and Asia Contributed To Italy's Fashion Identity This Season 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z One diminutive black comedian said he intimidates beefy whites by aggressively shouting “I like potatoes” at them in the Xhosa language. Race jokes in South Africa: An oldie but goodie 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z One diminutive black comedian said he intimidates beefy whites by aggressively shouting "I like potatoes" at them in the Xhosa language. Race jokes in South Africa: An oldie but goodie 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In February, U.S. broadcaster PBS aired a special concert featuring the trio, which the brothers, who sing in English and the Xhosa language, say exposed them to a new audience. South Africa's Bala Brothers set sights on U.S. music market 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The issue is limited to the 5-million-strong Xhosa ethnic group on the Eastern Cape, which performs a risky form of traditional circumcision — or ukwaluka — on teenage boys, who are otherwise shunned and ridiculed. Penis transplant offers hope to victims of botched circumcisions 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z It was bound for Algoa Bay, where the men were to join the colonial war against native Xhosa tribes. Women in War Zones 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Music lessons were, however, beyond the reach of a Xhosa child born in a township on South Africa's Eastern Cape – especially in the last years of apartheid. Pumeza Matshikiza: the township soprano who wooed the world 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z The next morning, Asanda was beaten by several villagers and accused of being an “impipi,” or “traitor” in the Xhosa language, he said. In South Africa, old custom becomes health crisis 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z In Thokoza, security forces used what on the surface seemed like ethnic tensions between the Xhosas, most of whom were ANC members and Zulus, who largely supported the IFP, to bring chaos to this township. South Africa's struggle veterans hope for new lives 2014-05-06T00:18:37Z He says he is trying to learn the local languages - Afrikaans and Xhosa - and also tries to understand the needs of the economically depressed community. The pull of the townships 2014-05-01T09:30:27Z The top three might be English, Arabic and French, but the rest of the top ten includes Zulu, Swahili, Afrikaans, Xhosa and other major African languages. New Research Reveals How Africa Tweets 2014-04-23T21:05:00Z South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, set up in 1995, is another example of drawing on traditional laws, this time from Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu’s Xhosa tradition of ubuntu. Inching closer towards a science base for justice 2014-01-13T15:45:35.265Z "Tata" is the Xhosa word for father, and Mandela is revered as the father of the new South Africa born from the end of apartheid in 1994 when he became its first black president. Day after burial, S. Africa unveils Mandela 'unity' statue 2013-12-16T12:52:46Z The ceremony was a blend of a state funeral and the traditions of Mr Mandela's Xhosa culture. Nelson Mandela - the final goodbye 2013-12-15T16:25:26Z The sun shined, which is considered a blessing in Xhosa tradition. State Funeral of Mandela Begins 2013-12-15T06:09:22Z As a chief from the Xhosa ethnic group, there will be lots of special rituals to observe, reports Xhosa cultural expert Somadoda Fikeni. Mandela death: How a Xhosa chief is buried 2013-12-14T00:52:08Z Mr Mandela's Thembu community will conduct a traditional Xhosa ceremony - including songs and poems about Mr Mandela's life and his achievements. Nelson Mandela to be laid to rest 2013-12-15T00:59:34Z "Madiba" is the Xhosa clan name by which Mandela was affectionately known. Day after burial, S. Africa unveils Mandela 'unity' statue 2013-12-16T12:52:46Z The state funeral will combine military pomp and the traditional rites of his Xhosa abaThembu clan. With a hole in its heart, South Africa buries Mandela 2013-12-15T01:16:50Z She said that in the Xhosa culture, it was essential to be buried in the lands of your ancestors. Mandela’s Body Flown to Home Province for Funeral and Burial 2013-12-14T10:05:44Z In Xhosa tradition, when somebody dies away from home, like Madiba, rituals of a symbolic return of the soul to the ancestral home are performed. Mandela death: How a Xhosa chief is buried 2013-12-14T00:52:08Z The Qunu event will combine military pomp with traditional burial rituals of Mandela's Xhosa clan. Crowd breaks through barrier on Mandela's last day of lying in state 2013-12-13T12:05:40Z Mr Mandela was born in the Eastern Cape, the homeland of many Xhosa speakers. VIDEO: Xhosa pronunciation: A short lesson 2013-12-12T18:16:51Z In fact, the orthographic xh in Xhosa also represents a click sound. How to pronounce Qunu and Mandela’s middle name 2013-12-13T01:28:20Z It is not customary to issue invitations for a funeral in Xhosa tradition, village elders said, because everyone is welcome at community funerals. Mandela’s Body Flown to Home Province for Funeral and Burial 2013-12-14T10:05:44Z Some Xhosa families wear black for the entire period and these clothes are symbolically burnt at the end of the mourning period. Mandela death: How a Xhosa chief is buried 2013-12-14T00:52:08Z A man who for many embodied the Christian values of forgiveness, Mandela was the product of Xhosa traditional upbringing and Methodist schooling. African traditions, military pomp for Mandela burial 2013-12-12T16:32:51Z Xhosa is one of South Africa's 11 official languages and one of 28 languages spoken in the country. VIDEO: Xhosa pronunciation: A short lesson 2013-12-12T18:16:51Z In a perfect world, everyone would be able to correctly pronounce every sound in the world's languages - Xhosa clicks, Vietnamese tones, Arabic pharyngeal consonants and Danish stods, and so on. How to pronounce Qunu and Mandela’s middle name 2013-12-13T01:28:20Z "He is Xhosa speaking. The English was a bit too much for him," she said. Mandela interpreter firm 'vanishes' 2013-12-12T11:54:51Z He regularly held feasts at his Qunu home with freshly slaughtered animals, following Xhosa tradition. Hometown Remembers Madiba the Villager, Well Before Mandela the Icon 2013-12-12T02:36:42Z It is a sign of deep respect in the Xhosa culture, which Mandela and I share. 'I saw my Mandela.. and cried' 2013-12-12T01:57:46Z It is Xhosa, one of the 11 official languages in the country, spoken by about 18% of the population. Six things you didn't know about Nelson Mandela 2013-12-10T02:16:35Z Mandela was born in the Eastern Cape, the homeland of many Xhosa speakers. How to pronounce Qunu and Mandela’s middle name 2013-12-13T01:28:20Z Mandla was once doted on by Mandela, and hailed by the former South African president when he reclaimed the family’s place in the ruling Thembu clan, part of the larger Xhosa people. Mandela's Legacy of Successors 2013-12-07T22:05:21Z And his grandson Mandla has reclaimed the Mandelas’ place in the ruling family of the Thembu clan of the Xhosa people, to which Mr. Mandela belonged. Disappointment in Successors to Revered Father of a Nation 2013-12-07T03:57:44Z It is a Xhosa phrase which means "we are going to comfort the family of the deceased". Nelson Mandela death: Soweto's sorrow 2013-12-06T14:58:56Z While he was a fire-breathing revolutionary who would quote Marx and Lenin at the drop of a hat, he was also a Xhosa traditionalist with aristocratic tendencies. Op-Ed Contributor: The Contradictions of Mandela 2013-12-05T22:10:01Z His legend grew when, on the first day of that trial, he entered the courtroom wearing a traditional Xhosa leopard-skin cape to underscore that he was an African entering a white man’s jurisdiction. Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95 2013-12-05T22:07:39Z Tata is the Xhosa word for grandfather, Mr. Mandela’s clan’s tongue, and a term of endearment to South Africans. The Lede: Daughter Says Mandela on ‘Deathbed’ 2013-12-04T19:39:48Z A big thumbs-up for the lead actor, given that he is not South African, let alone not being Xhosa, Mr Mandela's tribe. How do S Africans rate Mandela film? 2013-12-01T07:22:12Z Peppering his speeches with Biblical references in the Zulu, Xhosa and English languages, Mathunjwa appeals to class, racial and religious solidarity. Lay preacher turned union boss wages South African class war 2013-06-10T15:14:00Z Long before white settlers arrived, the land was home to Xhosa tribes who lived in the valley and grazed cattle on the mountain, where tradition held that their ancestral spirits resided. Lens Blog: Alexia Webster's Photos of a South African Village Still Grappling With Apartheid 2013-05-07T14:27:05Z My students quickly started teaching me Xhosa and their complicated local youth handshake. Why young South Africans are turning away from Mandela and ANC 2012-08-25T23:04:11Z Individual language Wikipedias range in size from four million articles for English down to Fijian, Chamorro, Akan, Xhosa and others with fewer than 150. Wikipedia: Meet the men and women who write the articles 2012-07-14T23:14:50Z And in 2010, South African President Jacob Zuma gave the queen a chess set with Zulu and Xhosa warriors, only to find that she had received a similar set from Nelson Mandela in 1996. Will Her Majesty Eat the Jubilee Pie? 2012-06-01T11:41:23Z Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Video: 2 Rhinos Fight for Life after Their Horns Are Chopped Off 2012-03-07T17:15:00.217Z For the Xhosa in South Africa, a boy's coming of age is often marked by an elaborate and lengthy set of rituals. Can Male Circumcision Stem the AIDS Epidemic in Africa? 2011-11-29T22:45:05.227Z "All Xhosa boys used to stick-fight but the art was lost when so many moved to the city," he said. South African townships take stick-fighting tradition into new future 2011-01-30T13:29:40Z The lyrics will combine English and Xhosa and the opera will feature a 60-piece orchestra performing western and traditional African music. Mandela opera to premiere in 2011 2010-12-28T11:14:24Z Sangomas are found in the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi and Ndebele cultures of southern Africa. African muti used to help South Africa at WCup 2010-06-21T17:31:00Z Madiba will be there with you in spirit today,” the statement said, using a title from the Xhosa language by which Mr. Mandela is widely known. Mandela to Miss World Cup Opener 2010-06-11T09:19:00Z Zulus and Xhosas are among the groups were polygamy is practised, but it has largely become a rural phenomenon. 2010-02-03T17:19:00Z However, the ancient game - which under Xhosa rules is played with two sticks, each about 4ft long - is violent and high-energy. South African townships take stick-fighting tradition into new future 2011-01-30T13:29:40Z I asked Lombard's volunteer to translate from Xhosa. 2010-01-07T18:00:00Z |
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