What is Xhosa people?
{{Infobox ethnic group |group = Xhosa |image = {{image array|perrow=3 |image1 = Nelson Mandela.jpg|caption1=[[Nelson Mandela]] |image2 = SthAfrica.ThaboMbeki.01.jpg|caption2 = [[Thabo Mbeki]] |image3 = Archbishop-Tutu-medium.jpg|caption3 = [[Desmond Tutu]] }} |total = 7.9 million |total_year = 2001 |total_source = estimate |regions = [[Eastern Cape Province|Eastern Cape]]: 15.4 million<br> [[Western Cape Province|Western Cape]]: 11.1 million<br> [[Gauteng Province|Gauteng]]: 2.7 million<br> [[Free State Province|Free State]]: 0.1 million<br> [[Kwazulu-Natal Province|Kwazulu-Natal]]: 0.22 million<br> (2001 estimates<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>) |languages = [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] (many also speak [[Zulu language|Zulu]], English, and/or [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]) |religions = [[African Traditional Religion]], [[Christianity]] |related_groups = [[Nguni people|Nguni]], [[Ndebele]], [[Zulu people|swati]], other [[Bantu people]] and [[South African]]s }} {{Infobox ethnonym|umXhosa|amaXhosa|isiXhosa}} The '''Xhosa''' (Xhosa: '''amaXhosa''') are an ethnic group living in [[South Africa]]. About 22% of people in South Africa are Xhosa. The [[Xhosa language]], called {{lang|xh|isiXhosa}}, is a [[Bantu languages|Bantu language]] of the [[Nguni languages|Nguni subgroup]], like [[Zulus]]. The amaXhosa tribe consists of many different tribes within the culture of amaXhosa; such as amaMpondo. The tribes are of different chiefs and kings and have no single ruler due to their diverse tribes which also practice cultural customs differently from tribe to tribe. The closer tribes consists of various clan names which have been in existence for centuries. The notable ones are, amaTshawe, amaCirha, amaQwathi, amaGcina, ooRhadebe, ooJola, amaSukwini, to name a few. ==Related pages== * [[Nguni languages]] * [[Bantu people]] * [[Zulu people]] {{stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Xhosa People}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in South Africa]]