WATCH: How to speak like Black Panther

04 March 2018 - 08:00 By Jessica Levitt
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A video with key isiKhosa phrases has gone viral.
A video with key isiKhosa phrases has gone viral.
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As South Africans continue to rejoice in the glory of Black Panther and the fact that isiXhosa is spoken in the hit Marvel flick, internationally, it has got many tongue twisted.

An explainer video produced by the BBC has gone viral as some key isiXhosa phrases are given.

From hello to asking which side of the ride you are driving on, the video has amassed over 72,000 views on Facebook... and counting.

Check it out!

The new marvel film Black Panther is set in the imaginary country of Wakanda. But one thing you might not know is that the official language of Wakanda is real - it's actually from South Africa and is called isiXhosa. Our correspondent Pumza Fihlani is a Xhosa speaker and she takes us through some useful phrases for getting by in Wakanda. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog World In Pictures https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS3XGZxi7cBX37n4R0UGJN-TLiQOm7ZTP Big Hitters https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS3XGZxi7cBUME-LUrFkDwFmiEc3jwMXP Just Good News https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS3XGZxi7cBUsYo_P26cjihXLN-k3w246

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