Their main concentration is in the former Transkei, in Tsolo, Qumbu and Umthatha in the Eastern Cape.)

DebezaВ вЂ“ OoDebeza, ngoJebe, Nonyanya, Nongoqo, Mbeka Ntshiyini Bathi uqumbile, Khonkcoshe Mbokodo engava mkwetsho (These are royalty in the Amampondomse group.CirhaВ (ooNcibane, Nojaholo, Ntswentswe, Qhanqolo, Sihlobo SikaPhalo, Hlomla lidala lineempondo, MGcaleka) by AD.BhukhwanaВ (ooMbara, Mtshobo, Phaphulengonyama, Into ezingaphathwa mntu ngoba zizinkosi ngokwazo).BheleВ (divides into several sub-clan groups: Dongo, Langa, etc.).BhayiВ (Khetshe, Mkhumbeni, Msuthu вЂ“ they belong to the amaVundle people).A man and a woman who have the same clan name may not marry, as they are considered to be related.В Clan namesВ A few clan names of amaXhosa and related ethnic groups include: When a woman marries she may take her husbandвЂ™s surname, but she always keeps her own clan name, adding the prefix Ma- to it.

The clan name is also sometimes used as anВ exclamationВ by members of that clan. Mentioning the clan name of someone you wish to thank is the highest form of respect, and it is considered polite to enquire after someoneвЂ™s clan name when you meet them. Xhosa clan namesВ ( isidukoВ (sing.), izidukoВ (pl.) in Xhosa) are family names which are considered more important thanВ surnamesВ among Xhosa people.В Much like theВ clan systemВ ofВ Scotland, each Xhosa person can trace their family history back to a specific male ancestor or stock. Iziduko nezithakazelo nezinqulo zamaXhosa вЂ“ Xhosa Clan Names

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