Editing Xhosa language (section)

==In popular culture==
In [[The Lion King (1994 film)|The Lion King]] and [[The Lion King (2019 film)|its reboot]], Rafiki the sagely [[mandrill]] chants in Xhosa.
 
In the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] films ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', and ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]'', the language spoken in the fictional African nation of [[Wakanda]] is Xhosa. This came about because South African actor [[John Kani]], a native of the Eastern Cape province who plays Wakandan King T'Chaka, speaks Xhosa and suggested that the directors of the fictional ''Civil War'' incorporate a dialogue in the language. For ''Black Panther'', director [[Ryan Coogler]] "wanted to make it a priority to use Xhosa as much as possible" in the script, and provided dialect coaches for the film's actors.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/us/wakanda-black-panther.html |title=Wakanda Is a Fake Country, but the African Language in 'Black Panther' is Real|last=Eligon|first=John |date=2018-02-16 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2018-05-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>