IsiXhosa Padlet by Aaron Newirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5 For Educ115 en-us 2021-09-15 20:29:17 UTC 2024-06-12 01:30:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png Distribution of people who speak IsiXhosa as a first language atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773233642 The vast majority of Xhosa speakers live in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Parts of the Northern and Western Cape also have some Xhosa speakers. 
It is not shown on this map but Lesotho also has a small group of 18,000 native Xhosa speakers.

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20110704041915/http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Lesotho]]> 2021-09-28 03:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773233642 IsiXhosa is an official language of South Africa and a recognized minority language of Zimbabwe atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773384181 There are 8.3 million native speakers of IsiXhosa and 11.2 million people who speak it as a second language. It is most commonly spoken by the Xhosa people.

Sources: https://www.sa-venues.com/language-xhosa.htm
https://gal-dem.com/xhosa-people-of-zimbabwe-indigenous-south-africans-displaced-by-colonialism/


]]> 2021-09-28 04:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773384181 IsiXhosa uses the Latin alphabet, however, pronunciations are different. atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773412902 IsiXhosa is famous for being a "click language" where certain letters make click sounds. The 3 most common click sounds are the X, Q, and C clicks. I will demonstrate the clicks for you now because I cannot possibly portray the sound in text alone.

The basic syntax of Xhosa is subject-verb-object.]]> 2021-09-28 04:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773412902 Qongqothwane also called The Click Song atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773428738 Igqira lendlela nguqo ngqothwane
Igqira lendlela kuthwa nguqo ngqothwane
Igqirha lendlela nguqo ngqothwane
Igqirha lendlela nguqo ngqothwane
Seleqabele gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
Selequbule gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
Seleqabele gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
Selequbule gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
Igqira lendlela nguqo ngqothwane
Igqira lendlela kuthwa nguqo ngqothwane
Igqirha lendlela nguqo ngqothwane
Igqirha lendlela nguqo ngqothwane
Seleqabele gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
Selequbule gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
Seleqabele gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
Selequbule gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane]]> 2021-09-28 05:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773428738 Breakdown of the 3 central IsiXhosa clicks by someone who actually speaks the language atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773467471 2021-09-28 05:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773467471 Xhosa Beadwork atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773567009 Beadwork is a central part of Xhosa culture. It can represent status, availability, pregnancy, or even interest in another person. Historically the beads have been made of wood, metal, bone, nutshell, and more recently glass as well. White beads are frequently used in Xhosa beadwork. The styles of beadwork span from headdresses to neck and waist adornments. Each piece can have an extraordinary amount of symbolism to the wearer by telling stories through the patterns.

Sources: https://www.theafricancollection.com.au/xhosa-beadwork/ https://www.southafrica.net/gl/en/travel/article/colourful-culture-xhosa-beadwork
https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/beads]]> 2021-09-28 06:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773567009 How to make Isiqwanqane atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773613305 2021-09-28 06:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773613305 Sayings and Proverbs atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773662196 Some of my favorite:
Lunyawo lwemfene.
It is the foot of a baboon.
A saying denoting a treacherous person

Ugqada mbekweni.
One who eats the remains of a meal without first obtaining permission.
This saying is used of an uncalled-for expression of opinion.

Inkala ixingetyeni.
The crab has stuck fast between the stones at the entrance of its hole.
Said of any one who is involved in difficulties of his own creation, or of one who raises an argument and is beaten in it.


]]> 2021-09-28 06:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1773662196 The meaning behind Qongqothwane atnewirth https://padlet.com/atnewirth/okpx1iucqtw0gmq5/wish/1774863997 In IsiXhosa the word Qongqothwane literally translates to "beetle" and is in reference to the Knocking Beetle. I have not been able to find something extremely comprehensive but it is safe to say that the Knocking Beetle is a type of Darkling Beetle. I got tired of looking at pictures of beetles so that is what I am going to go with. These beetles are thought to bring good luck and always point towards home.

Here is a translation of the lyrics:
Igqira lendlela nguqo ngqothwane
The road’s witchdoctor is the knocking beetle

Igqirha lendlela kuthwa nguqo ngqothwane
The witchdoctor of the road is said to be the knocking beetle

Seleqabele gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
He has passed by up the steep hill, the knocking beetle

Selequbule gqi thapha nguqo ngqothwane
He did pass by up the steep hill, the knocking beetle

It is a song of good luck which hopes to give a newlywed couple directions to a happy and healthy life together.


Sources: https://penguinpoweredpiano.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/song-translation-qongqothwane-marriage-song-by-miriam-makeba-xhosa/
https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=5514

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