Language code: xh

Xhosa belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, specifically to the Bantu subgroup. It is one of the official languages of South Africa. Though primarily concentrated in South Africa, there are also Xhosa speakers in Zimbabwe and possibly a small number in Botswana due to migration. Xhosa is written using the Latin script (Xhosa alphabet). It is estimated that there are between 10 and 20 million speakers worldwide.