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Literal meanings of 42 Tsonga surnames

Note that not all Tsonga surnames are included on this list:

  • BILA – Swi vula misava ya ntima ya vumba (Xilogo/Nyaka).
  • CAMBALE – Swi vula xihari xin’wani xo fana na kondlo, xo rhandza ku cela ehansi xi tumbela.
  • CHAVALALA – Swi vula ku hangalaka.
  • CAWUKE – Swi vula xilo xo oka ndzilo.
  • DZIMBA – Swi vula hlosi/xinkankanka.
  • HLUNGWANI – Swi vula xihlungwa lexi nga ehenhla ka lwangu ra yindlu, lexi vulaka harhi ya vuhosi (Crown/Coroa).
  • HON’WANA – Swi vula Rhole.
  • KHOSA – Swi vula Ndzilo
  • MACEKE – Swi vula ku tsema, ku ceka i ku tsema.
  • MACHAVANI – Swi vula vatsutsumi.
  • MAFUMO – Swi vula Matlharhi.
  • MAHLUZA – Swi vula ku Hluta.
  • MAHUNGELE – Swi vula ku hungela; ku nga ku hakasela timanga to kandziwa loko tivila embiteni.
  • MAKAMU – Swi vula ku kama, ri sukela ka ku kama makanyi.
  • MAKUHANI – Swi vula ku rhuketela, ku kuha i ku rhuketela. Swi fana na Muthuki.
  • MAKWAKWA – Swi vula mihandzu ya nsinya wa nkwakwa.
  • MALULEKE – Swi vula ku famba hi ku longoloka, na ku yiwa etlhelo rin’we.
  • MANDLATI/MANDLAZI – Swi vula xinyenyana lexiya xa Ndlazi.
  • MANYIKE – Swi vula misava/tiko.
  • MATHONSI – Swi vula mathonsi ya mpfula.
  • MATHEVULA – Swi vula ku loya. Ku thevula i ku loya.
  • MAVUNDA/MABUNDA – Swi vula ku tiphutsela hi ximilani xa vunda, ngopfu loko ku hlotiwa.
  • MONGWE – Swi vula timongo ta makanyi.
  • MOYANI – Swi vula mbilo; mbilo ya nyimpfu.
  • MUNISI – Swi vula ku nisa mpfula.
  • NDHUVANI – Swi vula ku aka ethlelo na le kaya ka mutswari wa xisati, ku nga ku ndhuva.
  • NGOMANI – Swi vula ndzhumba, ncomani.
  • NGOVENI – Swi vula mufambi/mutsutsumi wa rivilo. Swi sukela ka xiharhi lexiya xa ngove.
  • NKUNA – Swi vula ku suka.
  • NOVELA – Swi vula misava/tiko.
  • NSOWANI – Swi vula xinyenyana xin’wani xa ntima.
  • NSUMBANI – Swi vula nsumba (moth/traça).
  • N’WAMBA – Swi vula vito ra nsinya wa n’wamba.
  • RIKHOTSO – Swi vula ku munyungeta. Ku khotsa i ku munyungeta.
  • RIVOMBO/LIVOMBO – Swi vula rivomba (cream) ra ntswamba.
  • SAMBO – Swi vula ntsandze wa ndlopfu.
  • TIVANI – Swi vula tiva ra mati.
  • XITLHANGU – Swi vula xitlhangu kumbe hawu.
  • XIVAMBU – Swi vula ku vambula. Ku vamba.
  • XIVITI – Swi vula nkwiti. Xikhomela.
  • VALOYI – Van’wani va va ri swi vula valoyi, kambe swi vula Varodzi/Varodzwi, ku nga valwi va tinyimpi.
  • VHUKEYA – Swi vula ku pfukela vanhu hi nyimpi.

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