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Isiduko · isiXhosa

Gqwashu

  • PeopleamaXhosa

Recorded Praise Names

These are praise names, not a full recitation.

Izinqulo IZITHAKAZELO
GxiyaMvamboLawuSiyaphiManziniNdotshayisa
Second recorded form NIVILE
SukwiniLawuTikayivumani

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.

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

What Was Written Down

A third source, iziduko.wordpress.com, records Gqwashu as one of the three iziduko with Khoikhoi ancestry. The nivile.co.za directory records the sequence as Sukwini, Lawu, Tikayivumani - which links it to the Sukwini entry.

Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • izithakazelo.blog/iziduko-zamaxhosa/ (read 2026-08-23)
  • nivile.co.za/iziduko.html (read 2026-08-23) — independent cross-check

Recorded Alongside

  • Amagiqwa Also recorded among the amaXhosa.
  • Bhayi Also recorded among the amaXhosa.
  • Bhisha Also recorded among the amaXhosa.
  • Bhuku Also recorded among the amaXhosa.
  • Cethe Also recorded among the amaXhosa.
  • Cetshe Also recorded among the amaXhosa.

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