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Iziduko (pl.) in Xhosa [1] are family names that are considered more important than surnames among Xhosa people. [2] [3] Many Xhosa persons can trace their family history back to a specific male ancestor or stock. Mentioning the clan name of someone is the highest form of respect, and it is considered polite to enquire after someone's clan name ...
Xhosa clan names; Xhosa language; Xhosa language newspapers; Xhosa people; Xhosa Wars; References This page was last edited on 4 March 2025, at 20:10 (UTC). Text is ...
Pages in category "Xhosa-language surnames" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dalindyebo; J.
The iziduko (clan) for instance—which matters most to the Xhosa identity (even more than names and surnames) are transferred from one to the other through oral tradition. Knowing your isiduko is vital to the Xhosas and it is considered a shame and uburhanuka (lack-of-identity) if one doesn't know one's clan.
Thembu was known as /Xam bu !e, /Xam and Embo people which makes /Xam bu !e in Xhosa it's Thembu, the O became U for bu. [4] AbaThembu derives from /Xam ka !ue the meaning of /Xam is an Oryx or Antelope. The original name of AbaThembu was /Xam ka !eten (Antelope water people) in khoemana the word exists as /ehem it's the same. [5]
They trace their ancestry back to Xhosa, a mythical figure who led the Nguni clans to near the Mzimkulu river, conquering and displacing the local Khoi clans resident. The first rulers of a unified Xhosa federation were the amaTshawe clan who conquered neighbouring Nguni chiefdoms to form the first Xhosa Federation.
Xhosa: One of the branches of the Dlamini clan Zulu: One of the branches of the Dlamini clan Swazi: One of the branches of the Dlamini clan. Sotho: one of the branches is formed by Baphuti. Dlamini clan can be found in all of the ethnic groups of the Nguni branch of Bantu people in South Africa and
Izibongo is a genre of oral literature among various Bantu peoples of Southern Africa, including the Zulu [1] and the Xhosa. [2] While it is often considered to be poetry of praise, Jeff Opland and others consider the term "praise" (for "bonga") to be too limiting, since it can contain criticism also.