Ndlambe, plural noun
/(ə)nˈɮaːmbe/, /(ə)nˈdlambi/, /ənˈɮaːmbe/
- Forms:
- Show more Also Amadhlambi, amaNdlambe, Dhlambi, Jlambi.
- Origin:
- IsiXhosaShow more IsiXhosa amaNdlambe, named for Ndlambe (c1740–1828), son of Rharabe.
(The) members of one of the major branches (and its consolidated chiefdoms) of the Rharhabe division of the Xhosa people; Slambie. Also attributive.
- Note:
- The Rharhabe split into the Ngqika (‘Gaikas’) and the Ndlambe (‘Slambies’) in c1795–96, when Ngqika tried to claim his throne from his uncle Ndlambe who had been acting as regent since about 1782. See also Rharhabe sense a.
- Note:
- As is the case with many names of peoples and groups in South African English, this word has been found only in plural uses; however, it may be that it has also been used in unrecorded singular forms.
1842 J.W. Appleyard War of Axe (1971) 12I fear that Pati is in league..with the Gaika and Jlambi chiefs.
(The) members of one of the major branches (and its consolidated chiefdoms) of the Rharhabe division of the Xhosa people; Slambie. Also attributive.
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