Surname · isiXhosa · isiZulu
Zulu
Carried by the amaXhosa and amaZulu.
isiXhosa
An isiduko of the amaXhosa.
- PeopleamaXhosa
Recorded Praise Names
These are praise names, not a full recitation.
NtombelaTshakaLombekiMtungwaMhlehluwile Part of Iziduko: Xhosa clan names
isiZulu
An isithakazelo of the amaZulu.
- PeopleamaZulu
- RegionKwaZulu-Natal
The Izithakazelo
Ndabezitha,Zulu kaMalandela ngokulandela izinkomo zamadoda,Zulu omnyama ondlela zimhlophe,Wena kaPhunga noMageba,Wena kaMjokwane kaNdaba,Wena wenkayishana kaMenzi eyaphuza umlaza ngameva,S'thuli sikaNdaba,S'thuli sikaNkombane,Wena kasihhawuhhawu siyinkondlo bayikhuzile ngoba ikhuzwe abaphansi nabaphezulu,Wena kanogwaja omuhle ngomlenze,Wena kaMbambelashoba,Ndabezitha! The Name
"Sky" or "Heaven" — the royal clan name from which the Zulu nation takes its identity.
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- izithakazelo.blog/iziduko-zamaxhosa/ (read 2026-08-23)
- Themba, 2026-08-11: IZITHAKAZELO ZAMAZULU, Full Text Corpus, Tranche One
- 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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