Izithakazelo - SouthAfrica.com Discussion Forum
3rd November 2000, 16:56
I don't know if this is a pretty good idea but I thought that it would be so nice if we could have i post yezi "thakazelo" zethu, just ukuzikhumbuza ekhaya u know.I know amaZulu would love this, I'm not sure ngabanye, I mean abe Sotho, Tswana, Pedi, Shangaan,etc.etc.Perhaps I should start with mine uNdlovu,Gatsheni,Boyabenyathi,uNdlovu iyasithela! Anybody is free to add.That way we can help each other ukuze isiko lakwa Zulu lingafi!
Love for culture,
Sihle wase Mlazi!
3rd November 2000, 20:53
Hayi wÃªna!!! Nou is ek totally confused!!
What are you actually saying? I must admit, van hierdie tale weet ek baie min, Just enough to get me into trouble!
Teach me! Help me. Ek is 'n arme dom Boertjie!!
4th November 2000, 03:33
Neahhhh!!!!U're certainly not a dom boertjie,trust me!Infact I'm glad that you are the first one to show interest in this topic.I guess I was wrong when I mentioned the "Zulus" will most defenately go for it.
I don't know how to begin this but the general meaning of "izithakazelo" is "clan names".I wish I could explain it further but unfortunately I don't have the adequate English words to put it.Perhaps somebody could help me on this one.(U George uyabaleka manje---ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!)
Thanx 4 ur interest Soois!
19th November 2000, 18:35
Well I think it's high time for me to learn an African Language. Which one should I go for? I live on the West Rand.
14th December 2000, 01:33
Mina ke ngiyintombi yakwa Zulu. Intombi zakwa Zulu uzibona ngefiga!!!
I liked your idea of 'izithakazelo'
Here's mine noma ngingeke ngisiqede:
Mthembu - MVELASE, OWAVELA ENYANDENI, WADLA AMATHIWANE NOMA INDLALA IWILE...
I'd like to here more people with their own. I bet even the Afrikaans have something similar to this. To those who are trying to figure out what this is: It's an elaboration of one's last name. Most names are derived from other names. The Zulu's used this a lot back in the tribal days as an introduction to whom they were when meeting someone or entering someones home. It almost showed a sense of pride for who you were and what you stood for. (This is a rough explanation but explains the basic idea.)
Join in if you know what we're talking about.
30th July 2001, 07:31
JA man, ek is ook n dom boertjie. But I live in Canada right now. I lived in the eastern cape so i know a LITTLE BIT of Xhosa, that's it (like Molo and stuff). So ek wil ook n bietjie goed leer. Do u reccomend Zulu or Xhosa Magatsheni?
7th August 2001, 09:53
22nd September 2002, 18:04
I'm back.Magatsheni is now Boyabenyathi---make note of that. Thanx mhambi, way'shaya lento!) I'm Zulu Springboksa.
Fluent in Xhosa as well.I go with both.
Cheers..........nuthin' but luv 4 my people!
6th November 2002, 02:40
I see people do not want to engage themselves in this rich and beautiful'traditional love song' of ours.
21st October 2003, 18:27
I found this site by complete mistake. I was searching on google.com for izithakazelo zakwaMtshali and it too me here.
I like the idea you have proposed. Ezakithi: Hlabangane, Magalela gase njengengonyama, Mantshinga.
I end there o if anyone has more knowledge on izithakazelo zakwaMtshali, I would appreciate you letting me know.
"Ubuthongo Bokuvilapha Bungasembathi"
(Lazy drowsiness must never envelop us)
One of my favourite Zulu sayings/prayers.
29th December 2004, 15:40
I also like the idea very much and encourage/invite others to post their clan names as well. My surname is Chamane. Ezinye zezithakazelo zami zithi: "Nzama, Gcugcwa, Hosiyane, Makhaliph ajike esangweni"
29th December 2004, 20:18
Welcome to the board Majozi. Where in SA are you from? My mom grew up in Empangeni, she speak Zulu pretty well. I grew up close to Jozi however, so I do not.
30th December 2004, 09:12
I was born in Soweto and grew up there, did my primary education at KZN(Esikhawini)and my high school also at KZN(Amanzimtoti). I'm now based and settled in Cape Town.
4th February 2005, 08:29
Izithakazelo - a list
This is an amazing topic. I wish that I was involved a long time ago!
We have a long list of Izithakazelo - clan names - for anyone interested. We would alos be delighted if you had some more to add.
The list is comprehensive in terms of the amounts of names - however only the popular or common ancestral names are listed.
please e-mail me with "Izithakazelo list" please to my personal e-mail address brian@africa-dreams.com or visit our website on http://www.africa-dreams.com for more articles on SA diversity issues.
11th February 2005, 10:17
Mabandla kaMjokwane kaNdaba
Nina bakaPhunga noMageba
Nina enimpisholo ngebala - nimhlophe ngenhliziyo!
Nginibingelele bandl' eliphakathi. UmfokaMkhwanazi lona, inkwali yenkosi, uShamase wangempela, uMtubatuba kaSomkhele, uVeyane, uMpangazitha, uMntongenakudla kaNgogwane waKwaDlangezwa, uNdonga uqobo lwakhe.
Mzwakwethu, indaba yezithakazelo lena ingivusa usinga namadlingozi. Kuvele kuthi angishaye uzamthilili woqobo, ngithathe iqhabanga nomdlelo ngigiye ngibize abakithi. Awu suka madoda! Nokuncwada sengincwadile!
Bakwethu, izithakazelo zakithi ziningi kabi. Angikwazi ukuziphimisa ngiziqede kulengosi. Okusemqoka nje ukuthi nginicaphunele ngamafuphi kulenqolobane yomcebo wakwaNdonga.
Akeningitsheleke izindlebe zenu. Nakho ke ngibiza abakithi mina gcokama laseMtubatuba, iwundlu leSilo sohlanga:
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Abanye bethakathâ€™ ebusuku
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Abakude bobuya khona
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Ninâ€™ eningaweli ngezibuko
Kodwa niwela ngezihlenga zolwandle
Nina basegudâ€™ inkomo
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Ikhonjwa ngabazakuyakhelâ€™ imizi
Nina bakaMaqhamasela njengelanga
Ayidle ishiyele ezinye mzwakwethu.
Okumhlophe kinina nonke babhemu.
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