Bhaca, or IsiBhaca (Baca) is a Bantu language of
South Africa
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Traditionally considered a dialect of
Swati
Swati may refer to
Films
* ''Swati'' (1984 film), a Telugu film
* ''Swati'' (1986 film), a 1986 Bollywood romantic drama film
* '' Swati Mutyam'', a 1986 Telugu-language drama film written, directed by K. Viswanath
* '' Swati Kiranam'', a 1992 ...
, it is closer to
Xhosa
Xhosa may refer to:
* Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa
* Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people
See als ...
,
Phuthi
Phuthi (''Síphùthì'') is a Nguni Bantu language spoken in southern Lesotho and areas in South Africa adjacent to the same border. The closest substantial living relative of Phuthi is Swati (or ''Siswati''), spoken in Eswatini and the Mpuma ...
and
Zulu.
It is spoken southeast of Lesotho, where
Sotho Sotho may refer to:
*Sotho people (or ''Basotho''), an African ethnic group principally resident in South Africa, Lesotho and southern Botswana
*Sotho language (''Sesotho'' or ''Southern Sotho''), a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa, an offi ...
, Xhosa and Zulu meet, mainly around
Mount Frere
Mount Frere, officially KwaBhaca, is a town located in the Eastern Cape province, previously known as the Transkei region, of South Africa. KwaBhaca is situated between Kokstad and Mthatha along the N2 road about 100 km north east of Mthatha. It i ...
,
Mzimkhulu, and to a lesser extent in
Mount Ayliff
Mount Ayliff, officially eMaxesibeni, is a small town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near that province's border with KwaZulu-Natal.
Mount Ayliff is located in the Umzimvubu Local Municipality, which is part of the Alfred Nzo Dis ...
,
Matatiele
Matatiele is a town located in the northern part of the Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape Province of Provinces of South Africa, South Africa. According to the South African National Census of 2011, its 12,466 residents (1,113.44 per km²) and 4,107 h ...
,
Harding,
Bulwer,
Underberg
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,
Highflats,
Umzinto
eMuziwezinto, previously and still commonly known as Umzinto, is a town located approximately 40 kilometres (23 miles) south-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. It was a sugarcane growing town, that was set up as the centre for a sugar mill.
Before D ...
,
Umzumbe
Umzumbe or uMzumbe is a seaside resort situated at the mouth of the Mzumbe River ''(bad kraal)'' in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name of the river is derived from a band of Hlongwa cannibals who occupied the valley. The Hlongwa was almost wi ...
and
Ixopo
Ixopo, also known as Stuartstown, is a town situated on a tributary of the uMkhomazi River along the R56 highway in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Background
The town was laid out in 1878 and named after M Stuart, Resident Magistr ...
.
Vocabulary
Months in IsiBhaca:
Example:
Translation
hosa/Zulu/English : : "Please buy me eggs and milk when you go out".
References
{{Narrow Bantu languages (Zones N–S)
Nguni languages