XHOSA CULTURE IN THE EASTERN CAPE

WHAT LANGAUGE DO YOU SPEARK IN THE EASTERN CAPE? WHICH LANGUAGE DO YOU SPEAK AT HOME?

IN THE EASTERN CAPE THE MOST SPEAKBLE LANGUANGE IS XHOSA AND WE LOVE OUR LANGUANGE. AT HOME WE SPEAKING XHOSA BUT AM LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH AT HOME BECAUSE THEY SAY IN UNIVERSITY THEY SPEAK ENGLISH...

DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF YOUR XHOSA PEOPLE?

THEY USE TO SAY IF YOU ARE NOT HAVING ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL WORKS CALLED (IMBELEKO, INTAMBO ENKULU) YOU CAN`T DO ANYTHING THAT CONTAIN XHOSA TRADITION IN YOUR HOME.....

WHAT ARE YOUR TRADITIONAL FOODS YOU EAT?

BACK IN THE DAYS WE USE TO EAT (UMBONA, ISIGWAMBA, UMCUKU, UMPHOKOQO WITH SOUR MILK) WHEN YOU COOK (UMBONA) MILIES. YOU TAKE IT AND PUT IT TO A HOT WATER..... THEN DRAIN THE WATER AND PUT THE FRESH ONE.... WAIT 60MIN THAN TAKE IT OUT......

WHEN YOU COOK (ISGWAMBA) YOU TAKE SOME OF PLANTS LIKE SPLENACH AND CUT THEM INTO SMALL PIECES AND PUT THEM IN A POT THAN POUR MAZIE MEAL AND STEAR.

WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR TRADITIONAL BEER YOU LIKE TO DRINK?

WE USE TO DRINK UMQOMBOTHI (SOGURM BEER) OUR GRAND GRAND PARENTS WERE DRINKING.... NOW WE TAKING IT TO OUR GENERATION.....

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Posted: October 9th 2013 10:52