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Pages in category "Xhosa-language surnames" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... This page was last edited on 17 September 2024, at 11:56 ...
Iziduko (pl.) in Xhosa [1] are family names that are considered more important than surnames among Xhosa people. [2] [3] Many Xhosa persons can trace their family history back to a specific male ancestor or stock. Mentioning the clan name of someone is the highest form of respect, and it is considered polite to enquire after someone's clan name ...
Xhosa clan names; Xhosa language; Xhosa language newspapers; Xhosa people; Xhosa Wars; References ... This page was last edited on 15 December 2024, at 10:25 (UTC).
The iziduko (clan) for instance—which matters most to the Xhosa identity (even more than names and surnames) are transferred from one to the other through oral tradition. Knowing your isiduko is vital to the Xhosas and it is considered a shame and uburhanuka (lack-of-identity) if one doesn't know one's clan.
Xhosa-language surnames (18 P) Z. Zulu-language surnames (13 P) Pages in category "Surnames of South African origin" ... This page was last edited on 11 March 2024, ...
Pages in category "Xhosa people" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 367 total. ... This page was last edited on 6 October 2024, ...
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The Xhosa often called the "Red Blanket People," are Bantu people living in south-east South Africa and in the last two centuries throughout the southern and central-southern parts of the country. Both the Ndebele of Zimbabwe and the Ngoni migrated northward out of South Africa in the early 19th century, during a politically tumultuous era that ...