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Bhaca

Bhaca proper noun: a Nguni people of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa who descend from the 17th–18th-century chief Zelemu of the Pongola valley.

Proper noun

Bhaca

  1. A Nguni people of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa who descend from the 17th–18th-century chief Zelemu of the Pongola valley.
    Synonyms:
    AbakwaZelemu, the Zelemus
  2. The Tekela language spoken natively by the Bhaca, traditionally considered a dialect of Swazi.
    Synonyms:
    IsiBhaca

Noun

Bhaca (plural Bhacas)

  1. Any member of the Bhaca people.
    Synonyms:
    iBhaca

Synonyms of Bhaca

Forms of Bhaca

pluralBhacas

Origin of Bhaca

From -Bhaca, the common element of the Bhaca amaBhaca, iBhaca, isiBhaca, and KwaBhaca.

Questions about Bhaca

What does Bhaca mean?
Bhaca means a Nguni people of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa who descend from the 17th–18th-century chief Zelemu of the Pongola valley.
What part of speech is Bhaca?
Bhaca can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Bhaca in the dictionary

  1. Bhabhan
  2. bhabhar
  3. bhabhi
  4. bhabhur
  5. bhabur
  6. Bhaca
  7. bhadang
  8. Bhadohi
  9. Bhadon
  10. Bhadra
  11. Bhadradri Kothagudem

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