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Inkciyo - Xhosa Culture

Posted by Ishvara Dhyan on November 5, 2014 at 3:03pm
worn by young maidens for traditional dance in Mfenguland , South Africa .. bought this in a remote village from a sangoma
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  • Eva Baby November 7, 2014 at 7:02am

    It seems their main decoration is made of beads. Are the Xhosa a completely different tribe from the Zulus? (Do they speak another language?). Sorry to ask, but I do not know.

  • Ishvara Dhyan November 9, 2014 at 8:41am

    Yes the Xhosa are a nation with the Xhosa Language that they have in common . Both Zulu and Xhosa are Nguni Languages ( luck Dutch and German are Germanic languages ) But the Zulu tribes are united under one king where as the Xhosa are more of a loose collection of clans . ( much like Germans were 200 years ago )

  • Eva Baby November 9, 2014 at 10:27am

    ok, thank you very much for your reply.  Nice to  increase one's knowledge.

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