Surname · Tshivenda
Nḓou
Also spelled Dzindou dza Manenzhe, Dzindou dza Hakhomunala.
A mutupo of the Vhavenda, recorded in Tshivenda, which the sources also call Venda.
Tshivenda
- PeopleVhavenda
- Mutupo Nḓou — elephant
- Grouping Two lines: the Nḓou of Ṱavha (Vhangona) and the Nḓou of Tshiavha (Vhaṱavhatsindi)
- Surnames recorded Nḓou, Maṋenzhe
- Places recorded Tshiavha, Vhuṱanḓa, Halambani
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- 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
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