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Isibongo · isiNdebele (Southern Ndebele)

Dlomu

Also spelled Dhlomo, Dlomo.

  • PeopleamaNdebele (Southern)
  • Grouping Son of Musi who returned toward Natal
  • Surnames recorded Dlomu
  • Places recorded Southern Ndebele, Skhosana, Ndzundza
  • Branch Southern

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

All three sources have Dlomu go back toward KwaZulu-Natal; Skhosana adds that he presumably later rejoined Ndzundza, and observes that the surname Dhlomo is common among Zulu speakers but absent among the Ndzundza. Wikipedia has his descendants forming an amaNdebele clan among the Hlubi. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.

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Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • South African History Online, The Ndebele in history (article A-0063369; project researched by Franco Frescura), 2011 (updated 2026), South African History Online — https://sahistory.org.za/article/ndebele-history
  • Philemon Buti Skhosana, The linguistic relationship between Southern and Northern Ndebele (PhD thesis, chapters 1-2 read), 2009, University of Pretoria (UPSpace repository) — https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/28563/01chapters1-2.pdf
  • Wikipedia contributors, Southern Ndebele people, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ndebele_people

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhuda Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Southern).
  • Jiyane (Southern) Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Southern).
  • Kabini Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Southern).
  • Likere Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Southern).
  • Mabhena (Southern) Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Southern).
  • Mahlangu (Southern) Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Southern).

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