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Mutupo · Tshivenda

Matidza

Also spelled Matidze.

  • PeopleVhavenda
  • Grouping Vhatavhatsindi
  • Surnames recorded Matidza, Matidze
  • Places recorded Luonde

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

Named by Stayt as the Vhatavhatsinde petty chief of Luonde and by Luonde as one of the Vhatavhatsindi's prominent chiefs. Nothing further was read. 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
  • Luonde.co.za - Brief History; Ngomalungundu (community heritage site), accessed 2026-09-05, luonde.co.za — https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ and https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ngomalungundu
  • Hugh A. Stayt, The Bavenda, 1931 — https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/59437

Recorded Alongside

  • Dzivhani Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Kwinḓa Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Lambani Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Luvhimbi Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Makuya Also recorded among the Vhavenda.
  • Manenzhe Also recorded among the Vhavenda.

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