Iilwimi ezithethwa koluPhondo zimi ngoluhlobo: isiXhosa (78.9%), isiBhulu (10,6%), isiNgesi (5,6%) kwakunye nesiSuthu. Kumagorha athi awela edabini kwiimfazwe zokulwela umhlaba weMpuma Koloni singabala iingwevu zakwa Phalo ezifana no Hintsa, Nxele, Maqoma no Sarhili, babe ziinkosi zesi sizwe.