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Isiduko · isiXhosa

Gcina

  • PeopleabaThembu
  • RegionThembuland, Eastern Cape

Recorded Praise Names

These are praise names, not a full recitation.

HelusheXhamelaNcancasheMagwebulikhulaBahamba bepheth' isali

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

About This Record

What Was Written Down

The izithakazelo.blog directory records the amaGcina as also called amaXhamela, found in Thembuland - which is why Xhamela stands in the sequence as well as being a clan name in its own right.

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
And also by
More than one person, the same way.

Recorded Alongside

  • Dlomo Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Hlanga Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Madiba Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Mdlane Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Mmaya Also recorded among the abaThembu.
  • Mngxongo Also recorded among the abaThembu.

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