Xivongo · Xitsonga
Xivambu
- PeopleVatsonga
- Grouping VaN'wanati cluster with Makwakwa, Maluleke and Mondlane (Wikipedia, uncited)
- Surnames recorded Xivambu, Shivambu, Tlakula
- Places recorded Limpopo, Giyani, Mathevula's
Also Spelled
Xivambu is also written Shivambu.
Spellings differ between families, between records and between countries. Wozekhaya keeps the name as each source wrote it rather than settling on one form.
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About This Record
What Was Written Down
Wikipedia lists Shivambu with Maluleke, Mhinga and Mulamula among the South African relatives of the Chopi of Gunyule and Dzavana, and places Xivambu in its VaN'wanati cluster. VIV Magazine pairs the surname Tlakula with the Xivambu clan. Mathevula's table of contents includes a Xivambu chapter (not read). Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
Families Tell This Differently
Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- VIV Lifestyle Magazine (Shitshembiso Mabasa Pty Ltd), Xana a wu swi tiva? [Swivongo Edition] (and reader comments, 2019-2020), 2017, vivmag.co.za — https://www.vivmag.co.za/xana-a-wu-swi-tiva-swivongo-edition/
- Wikipedia contributors, Tsonga people, read 2026-09-05, Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_people
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