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Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)

Mthombeni (Matabeleland)

Also spelled Mthombeni, Ndlovu-Mthombeni.

  • PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
  • Grouping Ndubazi / abeNhla; Nguni elephant-totem line
  • Surnames recorded Mthombeni
  • Places recorded Matabeleland
  • Branch Matabeleland

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

About This Record

What Was Written Down

Ndlovu-Gatsheni names Ndlovu (Mthombeni) as a Nguni Ndlovu line; Nyathi lists Mthombeni among the Ndubazi lineages; totems.co.zw's Ndlovu praise opens with Mthombeni and Gegane. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.

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Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Nation Building in Zimbabwe and the Challenges of Ndebele Particularism (African Journal on Conflict Resolution 8(3)…, 2008, ACCORD — https://www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/nation-building-in-zimbabwe-and-the-challenges-of-ndebele-particularism/
  • Pathisa Nyathi, Names and naming: Mabhena history captured in names (Sunday News column), 2020-02-23, Zimpapers (Sunday News / heraldonline.co.zw) — https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/names-and-naming-mabhena-history-captured-in-names/

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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