@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

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essiecleaningservicesllc
Essie :
Bantus in Kenya can understand some south Africa
2026-09-30 08:19:28
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skul001123
Skull-001233 :
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
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
Yasmeen Ley :
I’ve always thought many Tanzanians look like South Africans.
2026-09-30 12:11:49
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joellugadirumen41
joellugadirumen41 :
amalura beer in south Africa while amalwa in luhya kenya meaning beer/ alcohol
2026-10-01 07:23:14
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km_anthony
KIOKO🇰🇪 :
There are also Zambians with Kenyan kamba names
2026-09-30 02:52:17
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zadocksimyujuma
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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user7755222979554
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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mandelaonchwati
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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intothelighttarot
Vicky Visagie :
I have 4% Kenyan DNA 🙌🏻
2026-09-24 17:41:25
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petertakaz
mendez :
u look like my sister
2026-09-29 18:21:28
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manp0753
manp :
but we all share common ancestry!
2026-09-30 07:45:56
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simeon.tamba
simeon tamba :
you look more kenya 👋
2026-09-29 17:31:42
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its.que.jay
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.mwas
kevin :
What does Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani mean in IsiXhosa?
2026-09-30 08:18:45
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eminasa95
Mr Bakwena :
we all connected till middle East side and asia
2026-09-24 16:07:08
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user7563739694063
user7563739694063 :
All Abantu have the same ancestor
2026-09-30 04:48:38
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zadocksimyujuma
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
wamaina19 :
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE, ONLY THE BOARDERS LIMIT AND DIVIDE US🥰🥰
2026-09-30 09:00:25
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antoninanekesa102
Antonina Nekesa :
masaai are Nilotic not bantus
2026-09-30 11:24:29
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user409281687138
user409281687138 :
We have abasweta in Luyha maragoli called abasweta, and amtembe
2026-09-29 23:10:28
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nadra1989
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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ascension808
Ascension :
Even Zulu words are super close to Luhya
2026-09-30 10:07:33
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eric_namai
ericnamai :
True, maybe we start with some common words..
2026-09-28 08:00:05
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sheelen3
emarley :
met a zambia somewhere,their language is almost like maragoli
2026-09-30 12:39:24
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