Surname · isiXhosa
Gqwashu
An isiduko of the amaXhosa, recorded in isiXhosa.
isiXhosa
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Recorded Praise Names
These are praise names, not a full recitation.
GxiyaMvamboLawuSiyaphiManziniNdotshayisa SukwiniLawuTikayivumani Two versions are recorded and neither has been chosen. Where community sources differ on a praise, both readings are kept. A regional form and a transcription slip are indistinguishable to anyone who is not a first-language reader.
Part of Iziduko: Xhosa clan names
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- izithakazelo.blog/iziduko-zamaxhosa/ (read 2026-08-23)
- nivile.co.za/iziduko.html (read 2026-08-23) — independent cross-check
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