Surname · isiXhosa · isiZulu
Dlomo
Carried by the abaThembu and amaZulu.
isiXhosa
An isiduko of the abaThembu.
- PeopleabaThembu
- RegionThembuland - Mthatha, Engcobo & Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape
Recorded Praise Names
These are praise names, not a full recitation.
DlomoMadibaYem-YemZondwaSophitshoNgqolomsilaVela bambhentseleTubhanaQhumpaseTandeNcikozaMtshikilanaMalanganaoZondwa zintshaba ezingasoze zimenzele nto SopitshoNgqolomsilaYem yemVela bambentsele 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.
Part of Iziduko: Xhosa clan names
isiZulu
An isithakazelo of the amaZulu.
- PeopleamaZulu
Recorded Praise Names
These are praise names, not a full recitation.
MkhabelaDinangweBhelesi Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- iziduko.wordpress.com and xhosaculture.co.za, read via indexed search results (both refused a direct fetch)
- izithakazelo.blog/iziduko-zamaxhosa/ (read 2026-08-23)
- nivile.co.za/iziduko.html (read 2026-08-23) — independent cross-check
- IZITHAKAZELO ZAMAZULU directory, community-compiled (see sources)
- Community compilation: iafrika.org
- Community compilation: zuluring.blogspot.com
- Community compilation: izithakazelo.blog
- Community compilation: izithakazeloizibongo.blogspot.com
- Community compilation: izithakazelo.wordpress.com
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