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Mutupo · Tshivenda

Vhaluvhu

Also spelled Muluvhu, Luvhu.

  • PeopleVhavenda
  • Grouping Vhangona
  • Surnames recorded Muluvhu

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

Listed among the Vhangona clans by Wikipedia and Luonde. Netshisaulu includes Muluvhu among the totem-derived surnames without giving the totem. 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
  • Nthambeleni Charles Ṋetshisaulu (University of Venda), The Role Played by Nicknames and Totems in the Development of Tshivenḓa Surnames, 2025 — https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EHASS20256715.pdf
  • Wikipedia contributors, Venda people (Wikipedia article), accessed 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_people

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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