Xhosa

Our isiXhosa linguists have worked with us on some of the most innovative and challenging language projects ever in South Africa, and are highly experienced in their respective fields of expertise. We provide professional Xhosa translation, localisation, proofreading, editing and validation services. All linguists are well-versed in translation and localisation management software, ensuring the language used is both current and consistent in the approach to terminology, tone and, in general, translations that are true to their original. This is imperative in gaining traction in foreign markets.

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isiXhosa – What you need to know

isiXhosa is spoken by approximately 16% of South Africa’s population and South Africa’s second most prevalent language.
Name and Language Code: isiXhosa – XH
Alternate Names: Xhosa
Family: Niger-Congo > Atlantic-Congo > Volta- Congo > Benue-Congo > Bantoid > Southern > Narrow Bantu > Central > S group > Nguni > isiXhosa
Est. number of speakers: 8 154 000 (South Africa)
Countries Official: South Africa
Prevalent Countries: South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland
 

Prevalent Countries

South Africa South Africa
 Lesotho Lesotho
 Swaziland Swaziland