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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