Izizwe zamaXhosa zihlanganisa amaGcaleka, amaRharhabe, amaNgqika, amaNdlambe, namaGqunkhwebe (ingxenye yokugcina ingxenye yemvelaphi yamaKhoekhoe).

The Xhosa clans include the Gcaleka, Rharhabe, Ngqika, Ndlambe, and the Gqunkhwebe (the latter being partly of Khoekhoe origin).