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Iziduko Miya

Gcwanini,

Sibewu,

Sijekula,

Salakulandelwa

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6 Comments

  1. Zukiswa Vakalisa

    Miya
    Mja
    Sibewu
    ….are one big family whether from Eastern Cape or Kwa Zulu Natal .NgamaMfengu onke

    • Francis Mnyele

      No, they are not all Mfengu. Mfengu consists in a number of clans, and even tribes, including some Miya. At some stage it even included Bathembu.
      Mfengu are those parts of tribes or clans who sought refuge under Hintsa. They said, siyamfenguza. Not all the Miya tribe sought refuge under Hintsa

  2. Sizwe Mchunu

    In Response to Mandl Mdludlu. All Nguni Tribes are related however, the Miya tribe in the Eastern Cape is distictly Xhosa whilst the Miya tribe in Kwa-Zulu Natal is Distinctly Zulu. The surnames and clan names cause a little confusion but this becomes but the differences become more pronounced when you look at the customs practiced by the two tribes. The Miya tribe within Eastern Cape practices ukusoka as a path to manhood whilst the Miya tribe in Kwa-Zulu Natal does not practice ukusoka as a path to manhood. Furthermore the Miya tribe in the Kwa-Zulu Natal practices umemulo as a path to womanhood whist the Miya tribe in the Eastern Cape practice Intonjane as a path to womanhood. There are greater deeper divides in the cultural practices between the Miya tribes of the Easter Cape and those of Kwa-Zulu Natal. These dividers are present and seperate the two into their respective Nations/Tribes. However these divides do not takeaway from the fact that these two lineages in terms of the Zulu Nation and the Xhosa Nation are part of a bigger family which is the Nguni Nation. The Miya’s are but an example of the relatedness that occurs within the Nguni Nation. Many Surnames are shared within different tribes and many clan names can be found common within the Nguni Nations

  3. Mandla Mdludlu

    These clan names (Miya, Gcwanini) are common in the Eastern Cape.I Are you telling me that those in KwaZulu-Natal bearing the same clan names are related to those in the Eastern Cape?

    • Sizwe Miya

      All Nguni tribes and nationals are related. However, the Miya’s in the Eastern Cape are distinctly Xhosa whilst those in Kwa-Zulu Natal are distinctly Zulu. There is a relation through Surnames and Clan Names but these relations are somewhat arbitrary now due to customs adopted by the different Miya’s. For instance, the Miya Lineage in the Eastern Cape practices ukusoka in the traditional Xhosa manner as a path to manhood whilst those in Kwa-Zulu Natal do not practice ukusoka as a path to manhood. The Miya’s within Kwa-Zulu Natal emanate from the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands and practice Zulu customs in the Zulu manner.

    • Mihlali S Qangule

      Those in Eastern Cape originate from KwaZulu Natal.

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