Isiduko · isiXhosa
Madiba
- PeopleabaThembu
- RegionThembuland - Mthatha & Mvezo, Eastern Cape
Recorded Praise Names
These are praise names, not a full recitation.
MadibaMthikrakraNgangelizweDalindyeboJoyi The History Behind This Name
As written down by the people named at the end.
Madiba is a royal clan of the abaThembu and the isiduko by which Nelson Mandela was addressed - which is why the name is used for him where a surname would be an intrusion.
Wikipedia records him as descended from a junior branch of the amaMadiba house of kings. The praise names recorded above run through the Thembu kings Mthikrakra, Ngangelizwe and Dalindyebo.
Recorded from: IZITHAKAZELO; WIKIPEDIA (Thembu people)
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
The izithakazelo.blog directory records this as the isiduko of Nelson Mandela, a Thembu.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- izithakazelo.blog/iziduko-zamaxhosa/ (read 2026-08-23)
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