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Xhosa Tongue Twister Lesson in South Africa – Very cool!

Xhosa lesson by Nelson Sebezela, guide for Calabash Tours in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, interviewed by Patrick Leighton. Filmed and edited by Silvio Marchini.

Duration : 0:2:47


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25 Responses to “Xhosa Tongue Twister Lesson in South Africa – Very cool!”

  1. awesome language. …
    awesome language. lol

  2. I’m trying to learn …
    I’m trying to learn Zulu, which is sort of like Xhosa with the click sounds, so this video helps a lot with pronunciation.

    African languages are fun for linguistic nerds such as myself.

  3. That’s amazing! …
    That’s amazing! Absolutely amazing … could listen to them speaking for ages and keep admiring :]

  4. @thetreyjameskiss …
    @thetreyjameskiss you should listen myriam makea she sang in Xhosa.there is also a xhosa hip hip ( much more interesting ) IMO

  5. Ooh, sooo good. …
    Ooh, sooo good. Gonna send this to my South African friend.

  6. people do learn …
    people do learn chinese, right? and with trained linguists the accents can be reduced a great deal.. every watched my fair lady? some of it is true :)

  7. @latenaito Actually …
    @latenaito Actually, it is possible. I taught myself how to say the Xhosa sound “q”. C and X, I still have trouble with.

  8. call me ignorant …
    call me ignorant but is it humanly possible for someone who wasnt born into these tongue click languages to learn to speak them in complete fluency? i can’t imagine it!!

  9. look up Miriam …
    look up Miriam Makeba

  10. Fuck the …
    the fuckers! And I thought Arabic was freaking hard.

  11. thetreyjameskiss on February 2nd, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    how do you sing in …
    how do you sing in this language?

  12. thetreyjameskiss on February 2nd, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    how do you sing in …
    how do you sing in this language?

  13. ew it’s so hard to …
    ew it’s so hard to pronounce Xhosa! i feel like a fool when i try to make that sound :( but it sounds really cool :D

  14. This language is so …
    This language is so cool. have been to SA 3x and I still can’t click but my 11 mounth old can

  15. Great video.
    Thank …
    Great video.
    Thank you!

  16. Good video. …
    Good video. Excellent language. Please continue to post Xhosa videos.

  17. PE is such a …
    PE is such a wonderful place with warm and friendly people. I spent 3 months this year volunteering through Calabash. I miss you, Nelson! Enkosi!

  18. Xtermination100 on February 2nd, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    o3o my goodness
    …
    o3o my goodness
    this guy is so excellent at pronouncing the Xhosa words
    that was fast talk too :D
    Very excellent
    love the clicks too XD

  19. The townships …
    The townships around PE aren’t that bad.

  20. stevenstraitswif3y on February 2nd, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    sheeez that sound …
    sheeez that sound really hard!

  21. this is a difficult …
    this is a difficult language to pronounce and I thought German was difficult………!!!

  22. i love this guy, he …
    i love this guy, he has a great sense of humour
    i love all of africa
    from an ethiopian brother

  23. I love the Bantu …
    I love the Bantu languages, they have a sing-song quality to them. :)

  24. woah it sounds …
    woah it sounds really difficult 0.0! but that makes me want to learn that language it even more lol =D!

  25. For a full …
    For a full translation of the ‘q’ proverb, search “Xhosa Proverb”, go to the first video, and look in the comments. This one was cut off.

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