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Sibaya

Sinanatelo · siSwati

Gumedze

Also spelled Gumede.

  • PeopleemaSwati
  • Grouping not stated by the sources read
  • Surnames recorded Gumedze, Gumede
  • Places recorded Lower Lubombo

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

Bonner, as reported, treats the Gumedze as an Ndwandwe group; Zangitha Gumede arrived after Shaka defeated Zwide. Mahlaba Gumede was a narrator on Ndwandwe history around Bulandzeni. 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
  • Swaziland Oral History Project: consolidated editorial endnotes and glossary, letters A to K — https://emandulo.apc.uct.ac.za/collection/WITS/FLOPPYS/DISK5/ENDNOTES.pdf

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhembe Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dladla Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dlamini Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dvuba Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Fakudze Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Gama Also recorded among the emaSwati.

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