The Xhosa, who were the first Bantu group to arrive during the Bantu expansion settled in the south and eastern part of south Africa and established federations (AbaThembu, AmaMpondo, AmaXhosa, and AmaMpondomise) in the region during the 14th century AD. The Xhosa trace their tribe name back to the Khoi , the earlier inhabitants of “South Africa” whom they encountered. The Khoi named the Nguni "Xhosa", meaning “fierce” (in battle) possibly due to their superior fighting ability. The traditional homeland of the Xhosa people stretches from the Gamtoos River up to Umzimkhulu near Natal.
The Xhosas were originally known as the Aba-Nguni until renamed by the Khoi. The Xhosa often called the "Red Blanket People," are speakers of Bantu languages living in south-east South Africa and in the last two centuries throughout the southern and central-southern parts of the country.
Their women are the most beautiful and respecting of all South African people.
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