Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
Mathema
- PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
- Grouping Nguni isibongo
- Surnames recorded Mathema
- Places recorded Matabeleland
- Branch Matabeleland
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
Listed by Ndlovu-Gatsheni among the Nguni surnames (with Khumalo, Mkwananzi, Gumede, Mafu, Gatsheni) by which a narrow definition of the Ndebele was drawn. Nothing further sourced. 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
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- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Nation Building in Zimbabwe and the Challenges of Ndebele Particularism (African Journal on Conflict Resolution 8(3)…, 2008, ACCORD — https://www.accord.org.za/ajcr-issues/nation-building-in-zimbabwe-and-the-challenges-of-ndebele-particularism/
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