www.xhosadictionary.com
Best online Xhosa - English dictionary. Translates individual words from/to English/Xhosa.
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From their "Links" page:
Xhosa Translator
For translating whole sentences. Doesn't work well with individual words.
English/Xhosa/English Dictionary
Large database and easy to use search engine. No grammatical explanations, and some entries are inaccurate. Better suited for Xhosa speakers learning English, as many entries contain one English word with long Xhosa descriptions.
Webster's Online Dictionary
A list of Xhosa words (and some random phrases) that have been translated from English. Not very extensive.
And these resources:
Wikipedia ngesiXhosa
The Xhosa version of Wikipedia.
Epozini
A blog in Xhosa from the Daily Dispatch.
EMbo MaXhosa
A blog in Xhosa about Xhosa language and culture.
Multilingual Online Bible
The bible in Xhosa (as well as many other languages).
Cape Gateway
Has many articles that have been translated into English, Afrikaans, and Xhosa.
iiNkonzo zikaRhulumente
Has articles in all eleven of South Africa's official languages.
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some entries are inaccurate.
some entries are inaccurate. Better suited for Xhosa speakers learning English, as many entries contain one English word with long Xhosa descriptions. ;)
Inaccurate but actually
The trouble is that there are so few Xhosa English resources online.
Those were the best available at the time, and no doubt there are newer and better ones around now.
For a (rudimentary and) basic English to Xhosa phrasebook, please see http://www.wildcoast.co.za/xhosa-phrasebook
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