Xhosa Click Song by Bongani

[Judenille]

i know this song.. what is the name of it?

[msayofemi1]

i like the click parts of the song seleqabele ngqi thapa ou qongqothwane

[Freki86]

whats that song in the background? please help! :)

[ejerej5]

I am Learning this song in xhosa class

[hashbrownsandeggs]

hey this is pretty neat

[iayyam]

I love this song...Miriam Makeba's version is fanfastic.

[samanrostamimonjezi]

what a relaxing song

[myhike]

Nice people..nice family.

[Realicaa]

wow beautiful language..!!

[DavidHommersom]

insane

[ejerej5]

@DavidHommersom No language is insane

[DavidHommersom]

@ejerej5 It was a compliment

[katiekawaii]

@DavidHommersom I get what you meant. "Insane" is used as a positive word in the English I speak as well. (California English. Examples: "Dude, that wave was insane!" or "Oh my God, that purse is insane! Where did you get it? I want it."). Unfortunately, the internet strips away context, leaving some comments ambiguous. :/

[ThandiNC]

@DavidHommersom You are insane! I abhor people who can't speak more than one language disparaging other people's languages. It shows you have no respect for those who are different from you and in the 21st century you won't survive.

[DavidHommersom]

@ThandiNC Insane as in good! I'm from africa and primarily listen to this kind of music... don't get worked up over nothing...Why would i be looking up videos on the xhosa language if i thought it was stupid?

[DavidHommersom]

@ThandiNC And i speak 3 languages as I was born in africa, lived in Europe for 10 years and now live in Australia. So none of what you said is actually called for, especially as my comment was meant as a complement

[SueH57]

Xhosa is so cool! Love this video.

[nandrish]

whats this guy on abt ...lol..lol i think he just could not figure out what uqongqothwane was in english...lol that happens though.

[ThandiNC]

@nandrish yes he could not figure out what qoqondwathwane is in English. That happens a lot when you are not fluent in a language, you want to translate from your language and the words cannot come out. He is right though when he says, "a road's witch doctor is a beetle".

[theatheisticlown]

Damn, I wish I could speak isiXhosa. But alas I can't.

[ejerej5]

@theatheisticlown Me too!

[spearmantoast]

Of course a tribute to Miriam Makeba is necessary. Rest in peace.

[spearmantoast]

"igqirha lendlela nguqongqothwane" means that the Toktokkie beetle is a witchdoctor. The name for the toktokkie beetle, "qongqothwane" is a descriptive name that echoes the sound made by the beetle when it taps its shell on the ground.

A q sound is a click made with your tongue coming off your pallet.

[ZuluMuntu]

What is a witchdoctor?

[spearmantoast]

A Zulu from Ireland hey?

A witchdoctor is a traditional healer who uses magic to communicate with the ancestors and perform certain deeds like curses or blessings. Saying the beetle is the witchdoctor of the road is ironic.

[nostra37]

Maaan I know that U love to sing.. But this isn't the good music.. I love the way of how u do it.. But many people will just make fun of it :( Remove the video pleas...

[PAINTANK]

I like that. Very cool language.

[WernerET]

very nice video!!!!