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Bhaca

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 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.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: AbakwaZelemu, the Zelemus

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

The Tekela language spoken natively by the Bhaca, traditionally considered a dialect of Swazi.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IsiBhaca

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

Any member of the Bhaca people.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: iBhaca

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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