Thembu

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Thembu

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From Zulu umThembu (“a Thembu”).

noun Thembu · Thembus · Tembu · Thimbu

A member of a certain South African tribe that speak Xhosa and live in Thembuland.

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"Thembu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thembu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Thembu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thembu.

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@misc{thembu_2026,
  title = {Thembu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thembu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}