Surname · Tshivenda
Vhatavhatsindi
Also spelled Vhatavhatsinde, Muṱavhatsindi, Tavhatsindi.
A mutupo of the Vhavenda, recorded in Tshivenda, which the sources also call Venda.
Tshivenda
- PeopleVhavenda
- Mutupo Nḓou — elephant (for the Vhaṱavhatsindi of Tshiavha, per Netshisaulu)
- Grouping Pre-Singo group; recorded as Karanga-Rozvi arrivals (LUONDE, WIKI-VENDA-PEOPLE, MAGOMA-2021) or as Vhangona
- Surnames recorded Muṱavhatsindi, Netshiendeulu, Nethengwe, Manenzhe, Matidza, Netshiavha, Nemaungani
- Places recorded Central Soutpansberg, Vhutavhatsindi, Thengwe, Tshiheni, Ha-Mabila, Lwandali, Tshiendeulu, Luonde, Maungani, Tshirululuni, Khalavha, Lake Fundudzi
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
- Munyadziwa Magoma and co-authors, Retrieving Intangibility, Stemming Biodiversity Loss: The Case of Sacred Places in Venda, Northern South Africa, 2021 — https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/4/4/249
- 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 people (Wikipedia article), accessed 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_people
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