Isibongo · isiNdebele (Southern Ndebele)
Dlomu
- PeopleamaNdebele (Southern)
- Grouping Son of Musi who returned toward Natal
- Surnames recorded Dlomu
- Places recorded Southern Ndebele, Skhosana, Ndzundza
- Branch Southern
Also Spelled
Dlomu is also written Dhlomo and Dlomo.
Spellings differ between families, between records and between countries. Wozekhaya keeps the name as each source wrote it rather than settling on one form.
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About This Record
What Was Written Down
All three sources have Dlomu go back toward KwaZulu-Natal; Skhosana adds that he presumably later rejoined Ndzundza, and observes that the surname Dhlomo is common among Zulu speakers but absent among the Ndzundza. Wikipedia has his descendants forming an amaNdebele clan among the Hlubi. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
Families Tell This Differently
Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- South African History Online, The Ndebele in history (article A-0063369; project researched by Franco Frescura), 2011 (updated 2026), South African History Online — https://sahistory.org.za/article/ndebele-history
- Philemon Buti Skhosana, The linguistic relationship between Southern and Northern Ndebele (PhD thesis, chapters 1-2 read), 2009, University of Pretoria (UPSpace repository) — https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/28563/01chapters1-2.pdf
- Wikipedia contributors, Southern Ndebele people, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ndebele_people
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