Sumayela Ndebele language

Sumayela Ndebele
Native to South Africa
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog None
S.408[1]

Sumayela Ndebele, or Northern Transvaal Ndebele, is a minor Bantu language of South Africa. It is located to the northeast of Southern Ndebele Gauteng Limpopo -Capricorn region -Waterberg region -Tshwane region .zebediela, mokopane, mashashane, mosesejane, ra toke, marble hall, kekana gardens (majaneng) is where the ndebele or madebele are found and the language is still spoken and the chief is -kgoshi sello madimeja kekana 3 -kgoshi lelka kekana - kgoshi vaalytan kekana -kgoshikgadi ledwaba -kgoshi kc kekana (acting)

They are divided in these groups:

-and others in mapela under langa royal house and they also called them tlou letebele elephant (Tlou) as the totem

the surnames of Amandebele or madebele are as following -kekana (gegana) -ledwaba -langa -aphane -makopo -makgota -makgeta -mothoa -mmako -Matsetela -Mahlaela -mahlobogoane -makhafola -Mokgotlane -Mathibela -Maphothoma -mokholoana -mokhonoana -motebejane -motla -monama -Mothanyelo -Masemene -malapela -mabaso -mabusela -lekgwabi -lekgwati -lechelele -lamola -gololo -Sebothoma -seleka -kutumela -babile -nizma -dikobo - -and others


References

  1. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online


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