Surname · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
Ndiweni
An isibongo of the amaNdebele (Matabeleland), recorded in isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele), which the sources also call Northern Ndebele.
isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
- PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
- Grouping Zansi; the clan of Mzilikazi's mother; hereditary chieftaincy at Ntabazinduna
- Surnames recorded Ndiweni
- Places recorded Ntabazinduna, Mbembesi, Insiza, Ncema, Mzingwane
- Branch Matabeleland
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Who Ruled by the Spear? Rethinking the Form of Governance in the Ndebele State (African Studies Quarterly 10(2-3)), 2008, University of Florida Center for African Studies — https://asq.africa.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/Ndlovu-Gatsheni-Vol10Issue23.pdf
- 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/
- Gundwane Ndiweni, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundwane_Ndiweni
- Gundwane Ndiweni, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundwane_Ndiweni (citing Rasmussen 1977)
- Wikipedia contributors, Northern Ndebele people, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ndebele_people
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