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Mpondomise people Ama-Mpondomise
Chief Isaac Matiwana
Total population
~3 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
South Africa
Languages
Xhosa, English
Religion
Christianity, African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Mpondo, Xhosa, Thembu, Swati, Zulu, Southern Ndebele Northern Ndebele and other Bantu peoples
AmaMpondomise
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The Mpondomise people, also called Ama-Mpondomise, are a Xhosa-speaking people.[2] Their traditional homeland has been in the contemporary era Eastern Cape province of South Africa, during apartheid they were located both in the Ciskei and Transkei region.[3] Like other separate Xhosa-speaking kingdoms such as Aba-Thembu and Ama-Mpondo, they speak Xhosa and are at times[citation needed][clarification needed] considered as part of the Xhosa people.
The Ama-Mpondomise form part of the AbaMbo ethnic group of South Africa one of few indigenous groups of Southern Africa along side the San and Khoekhoe. The formal establishment of the ethnic groups as a separate nation from the other local AbaMbo. They are not Nguni but some people turn to confuse them with Nguni people due to the intermarriage. Their Kingdom was established 1000s of years before the European and other native tribes arrived. One of their notable kings is estimated around 13th century. The San and AmaMpondomise are the earliest residence of what was later to be renamed East Griqualand by the colonialist government of Hamilton Hope chief Magistrate. The area of Maclear did not have Griquas or Khoe discendants up until Adam Kok arrived later in the 1800s and found both the San and AmaMpondomise residing and intermarrying, in fact one of the most notable royal clans of AmaMpondomise the Jola/Majola clan are descendants of the intermarriage between AmaMpondomise and the San .[4] The Mpondomise encountered colonists migrating further inland and eastwards from the Cape of Good Hope.[3][5]
As a result of colonial conquest, a majority of ama-Mpondomise speak Xhosa, with a minority who are bilingual speaking Mpondomise as their home language and Xhosa as a second language. Some people view Mpondomise as a dialect of Xhosa. However, the language is dying out.
^Census 2011. "O.R.Tambo District (Administrative location of the Ama-Mpondomise Royal houses in Tsolo and iQumbu)". adrianfrith. Retrieved 6 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Mpondo people, Encyclopædia Britannica (2007)
^ abDiagram Group (2013). Encyclopedia of African Peoples. Routledge. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-135-96334-7.
^HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA (2020). "In the matter between: KING PHAHLO ROYAL FAMILY and DOSINI ROYAL FAMILY" (PDF): 1. Retrieved 6 April 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Timothy J. Stapleton (2016). Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts. ABC-CLIO. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-59884-837-3.
Jola/Majola clan are descendants of the intermarriage between AmaMpondomise and the San . The Mpondomise encountered colonists migrating further inland and eastwards...
of south Africa and established federations (AbaThembu, AmaMpondo, AmaXhosa, and AmaMpondomise) in the region during the 14th century AD. The Xhosa trace...
Cirha (assisted by his brother Jwarha) with the help of the amaNgwevu clan of the amaMpondomise Kingdom. Tshawe and his army then incorporated formerly independent...
themselves abakwa-Mkhize) Nomafu (Ama-Bomvu and Ama-Bomvana) Njanya (Ama-Mpondo, Ama-Mpondomise, Ama-Xesibe) Mpondo and Mpondomise were twins. There is an ongoing...
that would produce an heir to the throne, two royal brides (One from Ama-Mpondomise royal family & the other from the Aba-Thembu royal family) arrived on...
born 1978) is the King of AmaMpondomise in Qumbu and the son of King Loyiso Matiwane and Queen Nolitha, the sister of AmaRharhabe King Maxhob'ayakhawuleza...
tribal fights during the 19th century, where Chief Mhlontlo of the AmaMpondomise was accused of killing the then Missioner Mr Hamilton Hope who helps...
the category of Xhosa people include: AmaMpondo, AbaThembu, AmaMpondomise, AmaHlubi, AmaBhaca, AmaXesibe, AmaBomvana and more.[original research?] In...
Maqoma for safety. The Paramouncy (AmaXhosa Kingdom), AbaThembu and AmaMpondomise combined forces and crushed the AmaBhaca, killing they leader who was...
who assimilated various fragments from tribes such as amaBomvana, amaVundle, amaMpondomise, and amaMfengu to build his kingdom. Nxekwa begot Hlanga by a...
King Ngubengcuka, AmaMpondo under King Faku, AmaBomvana under Senior Chief Gambushe, AmaBhaca under King Madzikane and AmaMpondomise under King Matiwane...
kaPhalo (whose mother, Queen Thandela KaPhahlo, was the daughter of the AmaMpondomise monarch King Phahlo and sister to Queen Mamani kaPhahlo & also later...
Enkhulu of the amaMpondo, currently ruled by Ndamase NDAMASE (West) and Jongilanga Sigcau (East) . title Inkosi Enkhulu of the amaMpondomise title Inkosi...
historically related and share a common lineage with the AmaMpondomise, AmaXesibe, AbakwaMkhize, AmaBomvu and AmaMpondo as they all have related cultural similarities...
Western Thembu (1970/71–2010) Luzuko Matiwane, Aa! Zwelozuko! King of AmaMpondomise (born 1978) Maselekwane Modjadji, Balobedu's 1st Rain Queen (died 1854)...
Queen Mamani kaPhahlo (1702-1758) was a queen of the AmaMpondomise Kingdom from 1732 to 1758, following after her father, King Phahlo. She is also known...
belated ritual initiation into manhood in the Xhosa tradition; Mbalula is amaMpondomise. Acting as a spokesman for Mbalula, Zizi Kodwa said that Mbalula had...
Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Mhlontlo was a chief of the AmaMpondomise people during the 19th century. The 2001 census divided the municipality...
of the Rharhabe House of the Xhosa Kingdom. He is paternal cousin to AmaMpondomise King Luzuko Matiwane and He is maternal cousin to Zulu King Misuzulu...
(reigned 1926–1941 and 1958–1971) Elizabeth II (reigned 1952–1961) AmaMpondomise Mamani kaPhahlo (reigned 1732–1758) Lobedu people The Modjadji or Rain...
Place, Cofimvaba King Zwelozuko Matiwane, Aa! Zwelozuko! - King of the AmaMpondomise in Kroza Great Place, Qumbu King Nyangelizwe Ndamase, Nyangelizwe! -...
a Bolivian plant collector Mamani (album), 2002 Queen Mamani of the Amampondomise This page lists people with the surname Mamani. If an internal link...
southeastern Africa since before the 16th century. They refer to themselves as the amaXhosa and their language as isiXhosa. Ancestors of the Xhosa migrated to the...
traditional region of the Xesibe people (AmaXesibe), closely related to the Mpondo people and the Mpondomise. Xesibeland had been formerly part of Mpondoland...
000 km2), covering Pongola to the Tugera Rivers. An offshoot of the Zulu, the amaNdebele, better known to history as the Matabele, created an even larger empire...
significant populations Eastern Cape, South Africa Languages IsiXhosa Religion uThixo Related ethnic groups Mpondo, Mpondomise, Xhosa, Zulu, Thembu, Mfengu...
Mbombini Molteno Sihele. Another daughter became the wife of Mhlontlo of the Mpondomise and another became the wife of Chief Gwadiso of the Khonjwayo. Sarhili...
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