Monday, January 14, 2008

Xhosa day one.

Today was the first day of Xhosa class. Jeannie and I showed up really hoping that the Language Training Center was a real place, and sure enough, it was!

There are three types of "clicks" in Xhosa -
x - the sound you make when you are trying to get a horse to speed up
c - the "tsk tsk" sound, or the sound someone makes when you are giving a little attitude (my students would be experts)
q - the "cork" pop noise

My tongue is tired.

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