Mutupo · chiShona

Moyo

This name is also recorded in iKalanga and isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele). See Moyo clan names in every language.

PeoplevaShona
Totem Heart

Recorded Praise Names

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MoyondizvoChiranduSinyoro

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

An organ totem, not an animal: the heart. BEINGAFRICAN: the heart is 'the central point that controls the life and death of any animal'. PINDULA records Moyo Chirandu and the VaRozvi among the mitupo of Zimbabwe; the Moyo totem is historically associated with the Rozvi.

Where This Comes From

Written down by: zimboriginal.com (read 2026-08-12)

Bepe Also recorded among the vaShona.
Dziva Also recorded among the vaShona.
Gumbo Also recorded among the vaShona.
Gwai Also recorded among the vaShona.
Mbeva Also recorded among the vaShona.
Ngwena Also recorded among the vaShona.

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