“The Accent Is Perfect”: Afrikaner Family Amazes Mzansi With Fluent Xhosa Skills

• A content creator shared an adorable video of her Afrikaner father teaching her toddler daughter basic Xhosa words, stunning viewers with their pronunciation
• The heartwarming clip shows the grandfather, known as Tamkhulu, demonstrating impressive fluency in isiXhosa while teaching his granddaughter words for 'mother' and 'father'
• South Africans flooded the comments section with praise for the family's commitment to embracing local languages, with many highlighting Tamkhulu's perfect accent

A family has captured the hearts of South Africans after showing their dedication to learning and teaching isiXhosa across generations.

Content creator @michelleskyhayward, known for sharing swimming and family-focused content, posted a video that showed a special moment between her father and daughter. The clip features her Afrikaner dad teaching his toddler granddaughter basic Xhosa words with amazing pronunciation.

Watch the video below.

Breaking language barriers

The family moment goes beyond just learning new words. Xhosa, one of South Africa's 11 official languages, is spoken by approximately eight million people as a first language.

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Known for its distinctive click sounds and tonal nature, the language belongs to the Nguni subgroup of Bantu languages, sharing roots with Zulu, Swati, and Ndebele.

Mzansi praises family's effort

The online community showed overwhelming support for the family's linguistic journey:

@Gezoh86 praised the elder's skills:

"Mkhulu sounds so fluent 🙌🏽"

@Rena requested:

"More Xhosa content from Tamkhulu please🥰🔥"

@Nathii complimented:

"Tamkhulu's Xhosa accent is so good❤️"

@MaJiyaneWakwaSambu related:

"Tamkhulu's accent is exactly like mine 👏👏👏"

@shxtsnfrts noted optimistically:

"We are cruising nicely😭 potholes nyana here and there kodwa... We are cruising very nicely."

@Barbz_Mngo found humour:

"It's the 'teach her Koza' for me🤣 while tamkulu is fluent in isiXhosa..."

@moshoelachabeli🇿🇦 encouraged:

"Please don't stop teaching🥰"

@GehCebisa reflected:

"This is what we need in our country, one God, one human race ❤️"

Other cultural stories making waves

• A newly married Xhosa couple went viral after the wife surprised her husband with a special gift on their first date as newlyweds.
• Briefly News also reported on a London socialite who sparked debate after announcing plans to move to SA for a lifeguard she fell in love with.
• South Africans celebrated a beautiful cross-cultural union between a local woman and her Korean husband in a trending wedding video.

Source: Briefly News