Bhaca

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proper noun

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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AbakwaZelemuthe ZelemusIsiBhacaiBhaca
OriginBhaca amaBhaca →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

    Synonyms: AbakwaZelemu, the Zelemus

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

    Synonyms: IsiBhaca

nounBhaca (plural Bhacas)

plural Bhacas

  1. Any member of the Bhaca people.

    Synonyms: iBhaca

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA 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.

Similar
AbakwaZelemuthe Zelemus

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

Similar
IsiBhaca

nounAny member of the Bhaca people.

Similar
iBhaca
Also see
ibhacaisibhaca

Origin

  1. BhacaamaBhaca
  2. EnglishBhaca

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

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Cite this entry
APA

Bhaca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhaca

MLA

“Bhaca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhaca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bhaca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bhaca.

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