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Amakosa

Amakosa noun: a member of the Xhosa people.

Noun

Amakosa (plural Amakosas or Amakosa)

  1. (archaic) A member of the Xhosa people.
    • [A]s, for instance, at the present day we find the Amakosa and Amatembu branches perfectly distinct from that of the Mambookie.1836, Robert Godlonton, Introductory Remarks to a Narrative of the Irruption of the Kafir Hordes Into the Eastern Province of the Cape of Good Hope, A.D. 1834-35, Meurant and Godlonton, page 211
    • 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; […]1837, The Asiatic Journal, page 181

Forms of Amakosa

pluralAmakosas
pluralAmakosa

Origin of Amakosa

Borrowed from Xhosa amaXhosa.

Questions about Amakosa

What does Amakosa mean?
Amakosa means a member of the Xhosa people.
What part of speech is Amakosa?
Amakosa is a noun.
What is the plural of Amakosa?
The plural of Amakosa is Amakosas.

Words near Amakosa in the dictionary

  1. Amakhosas
  2. amakhosi
  3. amakihi
  4. amakihis
  5. amakinite
  6. Amakosa
  7. Amakosas
  8. amakosi
  9. amakwerekwere
  10. amakweta
  11. amakwetha

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