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Luvhimbi

Also spelled Luvhimbi lwa Gole, Luvhimbi dynasty, Ha Luvhimbi.

  • PeopleVhavenda
  • Grouping Vhambedzi; subjugated by and attached to the Tshivhase Singo
  • Surnames recorded Luvhimbi
  • Places recorded Tshaluvhimbi, Makoleni, Tshitaka-tsha-Makoleni

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What Was Written Down

The rainmaking dynasty of the Vhambedzi. The Wikipedia articles (citing Loubser) say the line was seated at Tshaluvhimbi before moving to Makoleni, that after the Singo arrived the Luvhimbi ruler's sister became their leader and the Tshivhase dynasty's chief rainmaker, that Tshivhase rulers are buried on mountains while Mbedzi leaders are buried at pools, and that the Luvhimbi organised the domba school at Dzata and later lost ritual standing and abandoned Makoleni; the historian Beach thought Luvhimbi was a title. The typescript remembers Luvhimbi lwa Gole as a long-lived rainmaker who spoke many languages and whose descendant was later placed under the Vhasenzi of Ha Mphaphuli. Luonde names Luvhimbi as the prominent Vhambedzi khosi famed for rainmaking. 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
  • Luonde.co.za - Brief History; Ngomalungundu (community heritage site), accessed 2026-09-05, luonde.co.za — https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ and https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ngomalungundu
  • Vhadau vha Tshakhuma (Tshivenda-language typescript on the Vhadau of Tshakhuma and the early peoples of Venda; author… — https://repository.up.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/e2593648-436f-4316-87cf-b72e71970958/content
  • Wikipedia contributors, Venda Kingdom (Wikipedia article), accessed 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_Kingdom

Recorded Alongside

  • Dzivhani Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Kwinḓa Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Lambani Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Makuya Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Manenzhe Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Matidza Also recorded among the Vhavenda.

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