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Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)

Malaba

  • PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
  • Grouping Kalanga community relocated by the Ndebele state to the Tegwani River
  • Surnames recorded Malaba
  • Places recorded Tegwani River, Bulilima-Mangwe, Plumtree
  • Branch Matabeleland

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

About This Record

What Was Written Down

Ndlovu-Gatsheni records the Malaba being moved to the Tegwani as part of a defensive zone against the Ngwato, and calls them Kalanga families. Sokhela notes that many Malabas claim Venda origins and keep Venda customs. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.

Families Tell This Differently

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Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Who Ruled by the Spear? Rethinking the Form of Governance in the Ndebele State (African Studies Quarterly 10(2-3)), 2008, University of Florida Center for African Studies — https://asq.africa.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/Ndlovu-Gatsheni-Vol10Issue23.pdf

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhebhe Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dlamini Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dlodlo Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dube Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Gumbo Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Gumede Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).

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