Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
Mthombeni (Matabeleland)
- PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
- Grouping Ndubazi / abeNhla; Nguni elephant-totem line
- Surnames recorded Mthombeni
- Places recorded Matabeleland
- Branch Matabeleland
Also Spelled
Mthombeni (Matabeleland) is also written Mthombeni and Ndlovu-Mthombeni.
Mthombeni is also recorded for Mthombeni (Southern) (isiNdebele (Southern Ndebele)) and Ndlovu (isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)).
Spellings differ between families, between records and between countries. Wozekhaya keeps the name as each source wrote it rather than settling on one form.
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
Ndlovu-Gatsheni names Ndlovu (Mthombeni) as a Nguni Ndlovu line; Nyathi lists Mthombeni among the Ndubazi lineages; totems.co.zw's Ndlovu praise opens with Mthombeni and Gegane. 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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- 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/
- Pathisa Nyathi, Names and naming: Mabhena history captured in names (Sunday News column), 2020-02-23, Zimpapers (Sunday News / heraldonline.co.zw) — https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/names-and-naming-mabhena-history-captured-in-names/
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