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Amakosas

Amakosas is the plural of Amakosa.

Meaning of Amakosa

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

Questions about Amakosas

What is Amakosas the plural of?
Amakosas is the plural of Amakosa.

Words near Amakosas in the dictionary

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

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