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Tembo
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- Totem Zebra
Recorded Praise Names
These are praise names, not a full recitation.
DhuveChiotaSamaita Also Spelled
Tembo is also written Mbizi.
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
The zebra (mbizi) totem. PINDULA separately records Tembo Wakapiwa and Mhlanga Dhuve.
Families Tell This Differently
Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.
The sources diverge
- Samaita recorded with Tembo (ZIMBORIGINAL)
- Samaita recorded with Shumba (PINDULA: 'Shumba Samaita')
The chidawo Samaita is recorded under two different mitupo by two sources. Both records are kept and neither is chosen. See the same flag on Shumba.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- zimboriginal.com (read 2026-08-12)
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