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AmaQithi Iziduko and Izibongo Clan Names
This is the single source page for AmaQithi clan names and praises. It keeps the names in one place, in one reading format, and in the same wording across the site.
The list below combines names indigenous to the Qithi line and names linked to Thembu mixing through Ntande-era memory.
Full Set
All names in one sequence
UMQITHI
NDINGA
RHADU
MNONO
NOMSOBONDWANA
UMLEBE
U NKOMO AYIZALI IZALA NGOKU MISELWA
SOPITSHO
YEM YEM
NGQOLOMSILA
VELA BAMBHENTSELE
AMANTANDE
NGAMAQITHI AMAHLE NEENZIPHO ZAWO
Grouped Reading
Qithi-linked set and Ntande-linked set
Likely Qithi-line cluster
UMQITHI
NDINGA
RHADU
MNONO
NOMSOBONDWANA
UMLEBE
U NKOMO AYIZALI IZALA NGOKU MISELWA
Ntande-linked mix cluster
SOPITSHO
YEM YEM
NGQOLOMSILA
VELA BAMBHENTSELE
AMANTANDE
Oral History Audio
Recording on why Thembu clan names are used
reason-why-we-use-thembu-clan-names-by-krauseb-runtu.mp3