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Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)

Tshili

Also spelled Tjhili.

  • PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
  • Grouping Ndubazi / abeNhla
  • Surnames recorded Tshili
  • Places recorded Matabeleland
  • Branch Matabeleland

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

About This Record

What Was Written Down

Named in Nyathi's Ndubazi list. Not to be confused with Tshili as an Ndebele-ised form of the Shona Shiri, which Ndlovu-Gatsheni records separately. 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
  • 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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