South African Woman Bonds With Son and Domestic Worker in Xhosa Leaving Many Netizens Impressed

South African Woman Bonds With Son and Domestic Worker in Xhosa Leaving Many Netizens Impressed

  • South African woman bonding with her son and domestic worker in IsiXhosa has gone viral on TikTok
  • The video captures the trio sharing a cute moment together, with the little boy stealing the show with his adorable smile
  • Many netizens were impressed by the woman's ability to speak Xhosa, one of the 11 official languages in South Africa

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A heartwarming video of a white Xhosa-speaking woman bonding with her son and domestic worker had netizens entertained.

woman speaks Xhosa with helper and son
A woman won hearts when she bonded with her son and helper in Xhosa. Image: @thebezfam/TikTok
Source: TikTok

Video captures woman bonding with helper and son

The footage shows Mariska Lee Bezuidenhout (@thebezfam) greeting and speaking in IsiXhosa as she urges her shy helper, Winnie, and son to also greet and share a few words in the video.

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The trio share a cute moment together, and the little boy steals the show with his adorable smile.

Watch the video below:

There are 11 official languages in South Africa, of which Xhosa is one of the most widely spoken. According to SA Venues, approximately 16 percent of South Africa’s population, or 8.3 million people, cite Xhosa as being their home language. Xhosa is characterised by a number of clicking sounds, which are formed by the tongue. These are represented by the letters c, x and q.

Mzansi impressed by woman's Xhosa

Many netizens responded with cute comments to the video of the family with many impressed by the Mariska's ability to speak the complex Nguni language.

luyandantulizekhe wrote:

"Abelungu beynsuku zokugcina."

xana replied:

"Unana uzothetha naye ."

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Eric Nkoana commented:

"How will Winnie gossip about you? ."

Aviwe Soyamba responded:

"Haaayini esitsolo kanje isiXhosa."

sinegugu portia mkhonto wrote:

"Akasemuhle nje usgaqa❤️♥️."

Tuh said:

"Ayi kahleni bakwethu athi umlungu bhabhayini."

Noxolo Selepe replied:

"Sgaqa sika mamakhe ."

Zulu-speaking Indian man, 31, wins over scores of Mzansi fans with impressive TikTok videos

In another story, Briefly News reported that being able to speak an African language as a non-Nguni person is something that still fascinates many people in this day and age.

South African social media users were left impressed upon learning about an Indian man on TikTok fluent in isiZulu. Cliffy Govender has become popular on the video-focused app for his fluent Zulu videos.

In one of them, he shared that his ability to speak the language doesn't come from formal education at school but rather from being raised by a Zulu nanny from Ixopo who cared for him when his mother was at work.

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