Ama-xhosa/amagcaleka

Amagcaleka

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Isizwe sikaXhosa siphila ngendlela ethile emiliselwe ngokufanelekileyo kwiinkqubo zezithethe namasiko anzulu, apho iziduko ezininzi zisebenza njengemisebe ekhombisa iminombo eyahlukeneyo kwaye idibanisa abantu ngokwentsapho.

Ngokwexwebhu lophando lakutshanje lwe-The Sociocultural Significance of Naming Practices among the amaXhosa, isiduko asingo-fani nje eqhelekileyo, kodwa sisenzo soluntu nesithethe esikhombisa ukuba umntu ungowaphi, siphinde simanyanise iintsapho ezahlukeneyo phantsi kokhokho omnye^[1]. Oku kuxhaswa luphando lwe-Xhosa Onomastics as Part of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, olubonisa ukuba inkqubo yokuthatha iziduko iyinxalenye ebalulekileyo ye-Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), nceda ekudaleni ubudlelwane nezalamane eziphilayo kunye nezinyanya (ancestors)^[2].

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↑ Diko, Mlamli (2024-10) "The sociocultural significance of naming practices among the amaXhosa" Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics 38 (1): 1–2 ISSN 1012-0254 doi:10.2989/na.2024.38.1.1.1379 Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Neethling, Bertie (2008-03-01) "Xhosa First Names: A Dual Identity in Harmony or in Conflict?" Names 56 (1): 32–38 ISSN 1756-2279 doi:10.1179/175622708X282938

[1] Diko, Mlamli (2024-10) "The sociocultural significance of naming practices among the amaXhosa" Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics 38 (1): 1–2 ISSN 1012-0254 doi:10.2989/na.2024.38.1.1.1379 Check date values in: |date= (help)

[2] Neethling, Bertie (2008-03-01) "Xhosa First Names: A Dual Identity in Harmony or in Conflict?" Names 56 (1): 32–38 ISSN 1756-2279 doi:10.1179/175622708X282938

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