Dec 11, 2018
Trevor Noah speaking Xhosa just made my day!🙌🏿 🇿🇦
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Trevor Noah speaking Xhosa just made my day!🙌🏿 🇿🇦
Here’s a weird post for you. When we spent time in Africa, we were in rural parts of South Africa and Tanzania, and were meeting and working with members of the Xhosa, Zulu, Basotho, Venda, Swana and Swazi in South Africa, who speak Bantu languages, and in Tanzania with the Maasai and Chagga in Tanzania. The language that intrigued me the most was the language spoken by the Xhosa, which uses clicks. (By the way, Nelson Mandela was Xhosa.) This video introduces you to the clicks. Try to imitate these sounds! And good luck with that!
Swahili Tongue Twister
Wale watu wawili wa liwali wala wali wa liwali.
Rough English translation: “Those two people of the governor eat the governor’s rice.”
Exploring Kizigua Language and the Zigua People of Somalia
Exploring the Vibrant World of the Kizigua Language The kizigua language is a fascinating Bantu tongue spoken by the Zigua people, an ethnic minority group primarily located in Tanzania and Somalia. This article delves into the rich tapestry of the kizigua language, its speakers, and their unique cultural heritage, providing valuable insights into a community that often goes unnoticed. Whether…
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A little Chichewa 101
A little Chichewa 101
Chichewa is a Bantu language and the main language in southern and central Malawi and some surrounding regions as well. As with other Bantu languages, the Chichewa language features noun classes that classify different nouns with groups. Consequently, if you look at the word Chichewa, ‘chewa’ is the noun and ‘chi’ is the prefix of the noun group. This is important because where in English, to…
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KAMIKAZE TEST PILOTS @Kazetestpilots — Betty Ford #KTP
KAMIKAZE TEST PILOTS @Kazetestpilots — Betty Ford #KTP
KAMIKAZE TEST PILOTS have announced their new album ‘Stealing Chameleons’ and have shared the striking new video for the single ‘Betty Ford’ [released tomorrow, 23rd June ] taken from the album — due 22nd September.
“It’s a cheeky record,” says the band, “like receiving a beating from a person who’s small in stature. You’re punched in the nuts, kicked in the teeth, and left wondering how [it]…
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7 States With Exotic Landscape But Full of Conflict
7 States With Exotic Landscape But Full of Conflict
7 States With Exotic Landscape But Full of Conflict – The following countries have less stable situation at the moment, so it is less safe to visit. Even so, in fact these countries have rich tourism attractions and interesting place to visit, and certainly will be crowded local tourists when the situation has stabilized.
1. Somalia
Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. The country…
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Helele!! The #WeeklyTongue is Sesotho, a language spoken in the Kingdom of Lesotho as well as throughout the Republic of South Africa. It is also spoken in the vicinity of Pretoria and Brits. Smaller language communities also exist in Namibia and Zambia.
Language varieties of this language include Sekwena, Sephuthi, Setlokwa and Setaung in the central region; Sekgolokwe in the north eastern region as well as Serotse (Selozi).
Sesotho is used by 3,555,186 speakers as a home language in South Africa (2001 census) which is 7.9% of the whole population. According to the 1996 census this number was 3,104,197.
If you want to read more about this interesting language, visit Sesotho Online, a great resource to learn the language and get some information about it.
In today's video we bring you Tibouho, a Basotho shepherd in the highest mountains in Lesotho met during the Afropeaks pan african mountain expedition. Go check their YouTube channel.
SOME USEFUL PHRASES IN SESOTHO
Good day Dumela
Good morning Mmoro
Hello Helele
Peace Kgotso
Good evening Fonane
How are you? O kae? or O phela jwang?
I'm fine, and you ? Ke teng, wena o kae ? or Ke phela hantle, wena o phela jwang?
Goodbye Sala hantle or Tsamaya hantle.