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Isiduko · isiXhosa

Bhukhwana

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Recorded Praise Names

These are praise names, not a full recitation.

Izinqulo IZITHAKAZELO
MbaraMpofuMtshoboPhaphulesilo
Second recorded form NIVILE
MbaraMtshoboPhaphulengonyama

Two versions are recorded and neither has been chosen. Where community sources differ on a praise, both readings are kept. A regional form and a transcription slip are indistinguishable to anyone who is not a first-language reader.

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

What Was Written Down

A Mpondomise clan listing (embomaxhosa.blogspot.com) lists ooBhukwana among the Mpondomise iziduko.

Families Tell This Differently

Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.

The sources diverge

  • Phaphulesilo (the izithakazelo.blog directory)
  • Phaphulengonyama (the nivile.co.za directory)

Two readings of one praise name. Both are recorded; a first-language isiXhosa reader decides whether these are one name in two forms or two distinct praises.

Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • izithakazelo.blog/iziduko-zamaxhosa/ (read 2026-08-23)
  • nivile.co.za/iziduko.html (read 2026-08-23) — independent cross-check

Recorded Alongside

  • Debeza Also recorded among the amaMpondomise.
  • Dedeza Also recorded among the amaMpondomise.
  • Jola Also recorded among the amaMpondomise.
  • Mhaga Also recorded among the amaMpondomise.
  • Mngwevu Also recorded among the amaMpondomise.
  • Mpehle Also recorded among the amaMpondomise.

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