@phiwa.the.long.vi: South Africans and Kenyans are always calling each other cousins… but how deep does that connection go There were real historical movements between East and southern Africa. But when Kenyan clan names like Avamutembe, Bam’mbo and Abasweta start sounding strangely familiar to South African ears, we have to ask questions carefully. Similar names are not proof of shared ancestry. And yes, people keep mistaking me for Kenyan or Tanzanian, and deep in my soul I feel like I’m from there. But my soul is not a historical source. So we’re going to investigate these connections properly, one clan at a time. #kenyantiktok🇰🇪 #fyp #southafrica #xhosanation #zulutiktok
Hey cousin you're so right. I am Luhya from Kenya and there is no coincidence that I understand much of native languages in the larger Southern African countries. Nakupenda/Nakhuyanza/LoveYou
2026-09-29 17:11:38
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lisajamin6 :
Hello cousin, 👋 the three above mentioned are clans within the Maragoli subtribe of Luhya people.We have also families in the Congo.
2026-10-01 08:42:57
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Yasmeen Ley :
I’ve always thought many Tanzanians look like South Africans.
2026-09-30 12:11:49
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joellugadirumen41 :
amalura beer in south Africa while amalwa in luhya kenya meaning beer/ alcohol
2026-10-01 07:23:14
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KIOKO🇰🇪 :
There are also Zambians with Kenyan kamba names
2026-09-30 02:52:17
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zadock simiyu :
Bambo are among the Bukusu of kenya and gishu of uganda. Gishu and Bukusu have same origin
2026-09-28 20:50:09
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zawadi :
Yes... The luhya ofcourse.. I'm luhya.. I visited Zimbabwe many years ago and I entered a lift full of Zimbabweans.. I tell you sis.. When they started talking.. I felt I was with my fellow Luhyas 😅
2026-09-30 17:30:11
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Mandela Onchwati :
Kenyan history, the khoi and san were the first inhabitants of Kenya before migrating south.
2026-10-01 06:08:40
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Vicky Visagie :
I have 4% Kenyan DNA 🙌🏻
2026-09-24 17:41:25
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mendez :
u look like my sister
2026-09-29 18:21:28
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manp :
but we all share common ancestry!
2026-09-30 07:45:56
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simeon tamba :
you look more kenya 👋
2026-09-29 17:31:42
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It’s Que Jay🦺 :
It makes sense hence some words like “inyama” is the same to most of the countries
2026-09-24 18:45:16
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kevin :
What does Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani mean in IsiXhosa?
2026-09-30 08:18:45
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Mr Bakwena :
we all connected till middle East side and asia
2026-09-24 16:07:08
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user7563739694063 :
All Abantu have the same ancestor
2026-09-30 04:48:38
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zadock simiyu :
we ngoni as a name in the sabaot(kalenjini) and i can here south african bantu without interpretation. am luhya (bukusu) Bambo are Bukusus.
2026-09-28 20:40:38
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wamaina19 :
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE, ONLY THE BOARDERS LIMIT AND DIVIDE US🥰🥰
2026-09-30 09:00:25
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Antonina Nekesa :
masaai are Nilotic not bantus
2026-09-30 11:24:29
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user409281687138 :
We have abasweta in Luyha maragoli called abasweta, and amtembe
2026-09-29 23:10:28
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Clara :
luhya and south African names related..the luhya kenya we have names like Mandela,Makhanda and we also use "kh" and "ts" sounds like South Africans.
2026-09-30 20:59:12
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Ascension :
Even Zulu words are super close to Luhya
2026-09-30 10:07:33
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ericnamai :
True,
maybe we start with some common words..
2026-09-28 08:00:05
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emarley :
met a zambia somewhere,their language is almost like maragoli
2026-09-30 12:39:24
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