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Jongilanga
/jong-ee-LAHN-gah/
Xhosa
· a boy’s name
“Look at the sun.”
How to say it
jong-ee-LAHN-gah
Given to
Boys
Used in
South Africa
How common
rare
From the same family
01
Jonga
“Look; watch.”
Xhosa
male
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02
Jongikhaya
“Watch over/look after the home.”
Xhosa
male
→︎
03
Jongile
“Has looked; has watched.”
Xhosa
male
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04
Jongintaba
“Look at the mountain.”
Xhosa
male
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05
Jongumsobomvu
“A traditional royal name associated with the early Xhosa kingdom”
Xhosa
male
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