IsiXhosa sisinye seelwimi ezisemthethweni zaseMzantsi Afrika, sithethwa ngabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezili-8.
Eli lwimi linezandi ezithile ezifana nokubiza "xh" njengokuthi "xho" kwiqela elithi "Xhosa".
Iziqhelo ezibalulekileyo:
1. Ukubiza abantu ngokuba "Mnu." (uMnumzana) okanye "Nks." (uNkosikazi)
2. IsiXhosa linezandi ezininzi ezahlukileyo nezifana nokuthi "q", "c", "x"
3. Igrama yalo ihluke kakhulu kwesiNgesi