Gcaleka
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| The Gcaleka people | |
| person | umGcaleka |
| people | amaGcaleka |
| language | isiXhosa |
| country | (historically Transkei/Gcalekaland) |
The Gcaleka are a major subgroup of the Xhosa found in the Transkei area of the Eastern Cape. Their counterparts in Ciskei are the Rharhabe (of which the primary tribe is the Ngqika).
The Gcaleka kingdom was founded by Gcaleka kaPhalo, who became chief in 1775.
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References [edit]
- Beck, Roger B. (2000). The history of South Africa. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-313-30730-0.
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