Scripture in Xhosa
A complete Bible is reported in Xhosa.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Xhosa is spoken
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
About Xhosa
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- xho
- Glottocode
- xhos1239
- Also known as
- Xhosa: Ndlambe
Dialects and varieties 13
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Xhosa as a whole.
- BhacaNo known Scripture
- BomwanaNo known Scripture
- CeleNo known Scripture
- GaikaNo known Scripture
- GealekaNo known Scripture
- HlubiNo known Scripture
- MfenguNo known Scripture
- MpondoNo known Scripture
- MpondomseNo known Scripture
- NdlambeNo known Scripture
- RharhabeNo known Scripture
- ThembuNo known Scripture
- XesibeNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.