Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
Magutshwa
- PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
- Grouping Chieftaincy of iNzwananzi; elephant-totem line of non-Kalanga origin
- Surnames recorded Magutshwa
- Places recorded Matabeleland
- Branch Matabeleland
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
Nyathi records Mpiliwa Magutshwa as chief of iNzwananzi. Sokhela counts Magutshwa among izibongo that are totemically Ndlovu but Nguni or Sotho in origin. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
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Where This Comes From
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- Pathisa Nyathi, Names and naming: Mabhena history captured in names (Sunday News column), 2020-02-23, Zimpapers (Sunday News / heraldonline.co.zw) — https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/names-and-naming-mabhena-history-captured-in-names/
- Mloyiswayizizwe Sokhela, Reconstruction of the Kalanga history welcome but beware of distortions! (opinion column, Bulawayo24, reprinted on ka…, 2012-05-09, Bulawayo24 / kalanga.org — https://kalanga.org/blogs/reconstruction-of-the-kalanga-history-welcome-but-beware-of-distortions/
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