Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
Ngwenya
Also spelled Ngwena, Kwena/Mokoena.
- PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
- Grouping Crocodile totem; Bakwena-origin claim
- Surnames recorded Ngwenya
- Places recorded Matabeleland
- Branch Matabeleland
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
totems.co.zw states the Ngwenya were originally Bakoena; Sokhela likewise says most Ngwenyas trace themselves to the Bakwena. The praise text itself was not captured from the site. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
Families Tell This Differently
Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- Mloyiswayizizwe Sokhela, Reconstruction of the Kalanga history welcome but beware of distortions! (opinion column, Bulawayo24, reprinted on ka…, 2012-05-09, Bulawayo24 / kalanga.org — https://kalanga.org/blogs/reconstruction-of-the-kalanga-history-welcome-but-beware-of-distortions/
- totems.co.zw (Zimbabwean community heritage site, uncredited), totems.co.zw - Ndebele Totems category (about thirty entries: Ngwenya, Khumalo, Nyoni, Dlamini, Mthunzi, Gumbo, Mnkan…, 2023-2025 (post dates), totems.co.zw — https://totems.co.zw/category/ndebele-totems/
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