- Source: Xhosa clan names
Iziduko (pl.) in Xhosa are family names that are considered more important than surnames among Xhosa people. Many Xhosa persons can trace their family history back to a specific male ancestor or stock. Mentioning the clan name of someone is the highest form of respect, and it is considered polite to enquire after someone's clan name on meeting. The clan name is also sometimes used as an exclamation by members of that clan.
When a woman marries, she may take her husband's surname, but she always keeps her own clan name and adds the prefix "Ma-" to it. A man and a woman who have the same clan name may not marry, as they are considered to be related.
AmaXhosa Tribes
AmaGcaleka
AmaGqunukhwebe
AmaNgqika
AmaRharhabe
AmaNdlambe
AmaMfengu
AbaThembu
AbeSuthu
AmaMpondo
AmaMpondomise
AmaBhele
AmaVundle or Vundla
AmaXesibe
AmaBomvana
AmaHlubi
Amajwarha
AmaZizi (abambo and Xhosa origin)
Gonaqua
AmaMbotho
AmaMpandla
AmaMgcina
AmaKwayi
AmaNtlane
References
Sources
Mlungisi Ndima (1988). A History of the Qwathi People from the Earliest Times to 1910. MA Thesis. Rhodes University.
Kirsch et al. Clicking with Xhosa (2001). Cape Town: David Phillips Publishers. p. 22.
Makuliwe, Mpumelelo T.A. Iziduko zabantu abathetha IsiXhosa: isikhokelo kwintetho yesintu.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Xhosa clan names
- Xhosa calendar
- Clan name
- Xhosa people
- List of Xhosa people
- AmaMpondomise
- Izibongo
- Nguni people
- Thembu
- Mpondo people
