Amakosa

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Xhosa amaXhosa

Noun[edit]

Amakosa (plural Amakosas or Amakosa)

  1. (archaic) A member of the Xhosa people.
    • 1837, The Asiatic Journal, page 181:
      This gentleman, in relating the causes of the invasion, states that the Caffres are divided into three great nations — the Amakosas, the Tambookies, and the Amapondas; […]
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