Talk:Xhosa

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Contents 1 xhosa sound clips 2 initiation 3 Famous Xhosa People 4 Infobox 5 Bulelani Ngcuka 6 Remove "Great Lakes" link?

[edit] xhosa sound clips

Needs sound clips!

• Those would be more appropriate on the isiXhosa page.

[edit] initiation

The article Nelson Mandela links here with a reference to initiation in Xhosa culture -

"Following Xhosa custom he was initiated at age 16, and attended Clarkebury Boarding Institute, learning about Western culture."

--63.202.184.40 09:13, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Famous Xhosa People

Osama Bin Laden is not Southern African and the article Osama bin Laden states no evidence of his ever leaving the Middle East. Even if he might speak Xhosa he is not a member of the Xhosa people. Please remove his name.

Removed. But in the future, with Wikipedia--YOU can edit the pages. Be bold! Joewright 04:39, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

I've added the WikiProject Ethnic groups infobox to improve the page.

[edit] Bulelani Ngcuka

Any source on the claim that Bulelani Ngcuka is Xhosa? I distinctly remember how he testified about applying for a home in KwaZulu on the base the he is an ethnic Zulu. --21:07, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Removed while it seems under dispute --21:00, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Bulelani Ngcuka's wife is ethinic Zulu he is Xhosa. The Zulu equivalent of his name would be. Bongani Mpisi

Bulelani ( Xhosa) = Bongani ( Zulu) Ngcuka ( Xhosa) = Mpisi ( Zulu)

Therefore he is Xhosa.

[edit] Remove "Great Lakes" link?

Why have a link to the Great Lakes of North America in this article?