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Title:Xolo Lineages
Author:Jackson, A.O.
Year:1980
Periodical:South African Journal of Ethnology
Volume:3
Issue:2
Pages:19-27
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:Nguni
kinship
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Abstract:This article concerns itself with the structure and functions of the lineages of the abakwaXolo, a chiefdom of the Natal Nguni cluster of the Bantu language family residing in the Port Shepstone District of southern Natal: Introductory - Genealogical memory - Fission - Genealogical depth - Rank and seniority - Spatial distribution - Affinity - Dicision-making - Functions - Conclusions. Ref., notes, tab., sum. in Afrikaans.