The IsiXhosa Language: development highlights

by | Sep 17, 2014 | Dictionaries, Dictionary News, Schools News

To celebrate the launch of our new Oxford Bilingual School Dictionary: isiXhosa and English, here are the highlights of the development of the language.

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