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Foot or leg

Gumbo

Names and variants in the sources

Nyawo · Msipha

Forms of address for women

Bazwosa, Bazosa

Forms of address for men

Mhihha, Kadzasha

The sources spell the women's form Bazwosa or Bazosa.

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Elephant

Hhowu / Zhowu / Ndlovu

Names and variants in the sources

Hhowu · Zhowu · Ndlovu

Forms of address for women

Bankalange, Bang’angathema, Banimeho, Bamakume, Bamadume, Banzoli, Bafungu, Bankatime, Ban’hume, Batjizwina, Bahabe, Banimbuya, Bamadlila

Forms of address for men

Phizha, Mhihha, Mundambeli, Kumbudzi, Kadzasha, Ndeti

The three posters give different selections of address forms.

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Basket or eye motif

Itapatapa / Sebele / Masola

Names and variants in the sources

Itapatapa · Sebele · Masola

Forms of address for women

Batjingani, Baljingani

Forms of address for men

Ntombo

The images differ: one source shows a basket and another shows an eye.

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Hare

Khupe / Hulo / Shulo

Names and variants in the sources

Khupe · Hulo · Shulo

Forms of address for women

Batjilalu, Bangwadi, Bamalobela, Bandambala

Forms of address for men

Kadzasha, Ntombo, Sungwasha, Neswimba

One poster combines these names; another lists Khupe and Shulo separately.

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Water or algae motif

Lubimbi / Bgwelele

Names and variants in the sources

Lubimbi · Bgwelele · Bodiba

Forms of address for women

Bandambala

Forms of address for men

Niswimbo

The source images depict water or a green water surface.

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Zebra

Mbizi / Dube

Names and variants in the sources

Mbizi · Dube · Tembo · Tembe · Mthembo · Mthembu

Forms of address for women

Banikuwana, Batjibili, Banisasa, Banlapo, Babhangale, Banimisitu, Batjilimo, Babhango, Bapjie, Batiisili, Barisani

Forms of address for men

Niswimbo, Nimasitu, Mundambeli, Kumbudzi

The sources record Dube and Tembo as associated names or variants.

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Small antelope

Mhembgwe / Phembgwe

Names and variants in the sources

Mhembgwe · Phembgwe · Mpunzi

Forms of address for women

Bamathambo, Banathambo

Forms of address for men

Sungwasha

The infographics use Mhembgwe and Phembgwe spellings.

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Heart

Moyo / Shaba

Names and variants in the sources

Moyo · Shaba · Mthunzi · Nkiwane · Mhlanga · Nhliziyo · Phakathi · Mloyi · Baloyi · Munyayi · Munyai

Forms of address for women

Badalawunda, Banizwabung’we, Banithuzi, Bameno, Bantjenami, Baling’wala, Basankumbo, Bambila, Batepuku, Bhebhe

Forms of address for men

Sungwasha, Mundambeli, Kumbudzi, Kadzasha, Niswimbo, Ndeti, Ntombo, Bhebhe

Moyo is shown as a heart at the centre of the first two posters.

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Antelope

Ngama / Mpofu / Shaba

Names and variants in the sources

Ngama · Mpofu · Shaba

Forms of address for women

Bamanga, Bamatombo

Forms of address for men

Mundambeli

One poster labels the animal Ngama; another groups the names Mpofu, Ngama and Shaba.

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Warthog

Ngulube / Kulube

Names and variants in the sources

Ngulube · Kulube · Musele

Forms of address for women

Banitjali, Banintjale, Banihakwe

Forms of address for men

Ntombo, Nibukhwa

The poster spellings vary, especially for the women's address forms.

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Crocodile

Ngwena / Ngwenya

Names and variants in the sources

Ngwena · Ngwenya · Mokwena · Mokoena · Mgwenya · Manzini

Forms of address for women

Batatjilisa, Bamenyana, Batjijana, Bamarape, Bamarobela

Forms of address for men

Kadzasha, Mundambeli, Sungwasha

Both Ngwena and Ngwenya appear in the sources.

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Cattle

Ng’ombe / Tjuma / Nkomo

Names and variants in the sources

Ng’ombe · Tjuma · Nkomo · Sola

Forms of address for women

Bankumbi, Bagonde, Bambalambi, Bazhanga, Banishakwe, Basubula, Badambe, Bamisola, Bashuku, Batjubatju, Banimakwa

Forms of address for men

Nkomasha, Nibukhwa, Sungwasha, Mundambeli, Mhihha, Ndeti, Phizha

The Sola line has separate forms of address in the first two posters: Bashuku or Batjubatju for women and Phizha for men.

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Abstract motif

Nleya

Names and variants in the sources

Nleya · Muleya · Mleya

Forms of address for women

Banibuswo, Banibuswa

Forms of address for men

Mundambeli

The sources show the name with different spellings and image motifs.

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Porcupine

Nungu / Maphosa

Names and variants in the sources

Nungu · Maphosa

Forms of address for women

Maphosa, Banlondo

Forms of address for men

Maphosa

The third poster lists Maphosa for both women and men.

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Buffalo

Nyathi / Nare

Names and variants in the sources

Nyathi · Nare

Forms of address for women

Batjimanga, Bamafuta, Banshashambi

Forms of address for men

Ntombo, Kumbudzi

The first poster uses Nyati; the later poster uses Nyathi.

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Antelope

Phofu / Mpofu / Mpala

Names and variants in the sources

Phofu · Mpofu · Mpala · Shaba · Thuka

Forms of address for women

Shaba, Batjade, Batjibuya, Banshaba, Bahhambuko

Forms of address for men

Mundambeli, Shaba, Ntombo

The posters use different labels for the antelope. This entry is kept separate from Ngama because the listed address forms differ.

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Monkey

Shoko / Ncube / Mahoko

Names and variants in the sources

Shoko · Ncube · Mahoko · Mokgabong · Motshweneng · Mfene · Tshwene · Motsweneng · Phiri · Mncube

Forms of address for women

Babingani, Bamalaba, Bamabu, Bamatande, Bahhana, Basamweni, Bambalambi

Forms of address for men

Phizha, Kumbudzi, Nziwita, Mundambeli, Sungwasha, Mhihha

The posters differ on the principal clan name and give several related names.

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Lion

Sibanda / Tjibanda / Mahumba

Names and variants in the sources

Sibanda · Tjibanda · Mahumba · Shumba

Forms of address for women

Banlondo, Banikati, Basandume, Bantjenami, Banswanja, Baniwangwale, Bathitha

Forms of address for men

Ntombo, Niswimbo, Matjiya, Kadzasha, Numbo

The second poster labels the lion Shumba.

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Hoopoe

Tjibelu / Ndebele / Phuputhe

Names and variants in the sources

Tjibelu · Ndebele · Phuputhe · Mvananda

Forms of address for women

Bamakulukusa, Banitjibomngwe, Bamazebe, Bamisola, Bampengo, Bamakuluzebe

Forms of address for men

Sungwasha, Kadzasha, Nsungwasha

The first two posters call this Phuputhe or Tjibelu; the third uses Tjibelu or Ndebele.

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Hare

Wubgwe Nleya

Names and variants in the sources

Wubgwe Nleya

Forms of address for women

Bambunwa

Forms of address for men

Mundambeli

This line appears separately from Nleya in the second infographic.

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