Surname · Tshivenda
Mphaphuli
Also spelled Mpafuri, Mpafudi, Gole, Musi.
A mutupo of the Vhavenda, recorded in Tshivenda, which the sources also call Venda.
Tshivenda
- PeopleVhavenda
- Mutupo goat (adopted) — Stayt says the Mphaphuli chiefs adopted the goat as totem in emulation of the ru
- Grouping Disputed: Singo dynasty of the east (WIKI-VENDA-KINGDOM) / an independent chief of separate, possibly Ndebele, origin who was never related to Vele Lambeho
- Surnames recorded Mphaphuli
- Places recorded Eastern Soutpansberg, Tshitomboni, Mbilwi, Sibasa
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- Luonde.co.za - Brief History; Ngomalungundu (community heritage site), accessed 2026-09-05, luonde.co.za — https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ and https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ngomalungundu
- Nthambeleni Charles Ṋetshisaulu (University of Venda), The Role Played by Nicknames and Totems in the Development of Tshivenḓa Surnames, 2025 — https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EHASS20256715.pdf
- Hugh A. Stayt, The Bavenda, 1931 — https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/59437
- Wikipedia contributors, Venda Kingdom (Wikipedia article), accessed 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_Kingdom
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