Talk:Ndebele people (Zimbabwe)
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[edit] Animist
For the time being I have removed the reference to "animist" beliefs. It appears to be used in Wikipedia exclusively to describe supernatural beliefs held by black people -- white British, American or German people who believe in ghosts and spirits are not generally referred to as animists. If anyone can suggest a more neutral term I'd be grateful. Humansdorpie 18:57, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible text for later incorporation
The text below was removed from the article on April 9, 2007, without any discussion. I'm not sure of the facts, so I'm moving the text here so that others can weigh in. Ctatkinson 23:10, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
"There is a general misconception that Ndebele are of Nguni or Zulu origin. In fact the Ndebele nation as created by its founder Mzilikazi Khumalo was made of a three tier system, people of Nguni origin (Zulu, Xhosa, Swati), Abenhla (Suthus, Tswana's and other tribes predomonantly found in South Africa) and Amahole'consisting of tribes like Kalangas, Vendas, Tongas, Nambyas). Ndebeles are a nation, not a tribe and within this nation there are common surnames like Khumalo, Nxumalo, Ncube, Sibanda, Moyo, Ndlovu, Mkhwananzi, Bhebhe, Dlodlo,Dube, Nkala, Nkomo,Tshuma,mvundla, etc."
[edit] "related groups" info removed from infobox
For dedicated editors of this page: The "Related Groups" info was removed from all {{Infobox Ethnic group}} infoboxes. Comments may be left on the Ethnic groups talk page. Ling.Nut 23:08, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
