Motso Wa Ka

Okay, let's do this the Afrikan way! (in isiXhosa and Sesotho but readable non the less)

NdinguFuthwa, uMkwayi, uTshawe, uKhawuta.

I will start my lineage with my grand parents:

Futhwa: Mkwayi
uTa'mkhulu uPhakamile Futhwa wazeka umakhulu uNolikho Mvulani, kwaye bazala abantwana abasibhozo. uPinky, uZenzile, uNomalanga, uBangiso, uKholiswa, uLindiwe, uMhlupheki no Nozinja. uPinky wa zala uFethi. uZenzile yena wazeka uMamokgele Mathulo Khitsane kwaye ba zala uMlungisi, uNozililo, uVelile, uFezekile, uPinky, uNzimeni, uVelaphi no Themba. uNomalanga wa zala uNosipho. uBangiso wa zala uVuyisile no Lindiwe. uLindiwe wa zala uThembekile, uSabelo no Nhlanganiso. uNozinja yena wa zekwa ngu Petros Ranthimo kwaye ba zala uMatabane, uModiehi no Tshitso. uFethi yena wa zala uThandeka, uMotofi no Dineo. uVelile wazeka uMampe Nyamane kwaye ba zala uNombulelo. uPinky yena wa zala uMlindwa no Zanele. uNosipho yena wa zala uProbeit(I don't know how to spell the name!).

Khitsane: Motaung(My mother's side)
Ntate moholo Piet Khitsane le nkgono Matshediso Dinko ba tswala Mahasane, Mamokgele, Stompie, Sabata, Thulo le Thulwane(mafahla), Mohapi le Papi. Mahasane a tswala Mosidi, Ndade, Meje le Meme. Mathulo a tswala Seakgwe mme a nyalwa ke Zenzile Futhwa mme ba tswala Mlungisi, Nozililo, Velile, Fezekile, Pinky, Nzimeni, Velaphi le Themba. Stompie a tswala Thulo, Matshediso le Tshwarelo. Sabata a tswala Piet, Sellwane le Ditaba. Thulwane a tswala Teboho. Mohapi a tswala Molefi le Manana. Seakgwe a nyalwa ke Sehlooho mme ba tswala Sello le Mathebule. A boela a tswala Mapaseka, Thabo le Mohau. Velile a nyala Mampe Nyamane mme ba tswala Nombulelo. Pinky a tswala Mlindwa le Zanele. Thulo a tswala Mamokgele.

Words to ponder

I am shocked to realise that in four generations there are so few of us! Four generations and less than 50 people!!! Now I believe that we have moved away from Afrikan tradition of having many kids. At this rate eight generations will be less than 100 people. Scary statistic. So for you family planners out there, you better take note. Case for sethepu?

The Rest

I probably could have written this in one language, but for fairness of both my languages, I had to write in both isiXhosa and Sesotho. But nothing beats reading lineage in Sesotho! The recount and recollection fits so well that a wide lineage can be covered with such little being said.

I would like to expand on the family tree and introduce a proper algorithm, excuse the techno thought, that will take care of the relations between individuals. Henceforth such a system can be used by anyone to track his/her lineage in a convenient manner.

I notice that my recollection only covers four generations on both sides of my family. I hope to ask around and learn more about other generations before my grand parents. Generations higher up were not around when I was born, so I can't say I know any!

One day I would like to put together some writings on our movements as a clan. Firstly for obsivious reasons of the impact of apartheid South Afrika on my clan. Secondly I think it would make a fascinating reading due to our migration patterns. Especially considering that now exists the following nations in my clan: amaXhosa(obviously), Basotho, amaZulu, Batswana and Batsonga. So my lineage covers three countires: South Afrika, Botswana and Lesotho(which is not exactly true if I must account history properly. Land boundaries were vastly different to what apartheid South Afrika make people to believe today.)

A Little Bragging

Nna Enwa!
Nna Fezekile wa ha Futhwa
Nna tloholo sa Bathethwa,
Mkwayi, Tshawe, Khawuta.
Umadala mbejane, potsi ka sebele.
Potsotso ya moshemane, sehanka;
Moshemane ya dikoti marameng.
Pososela ya tlhankana,
Kgeleke seithati.
Mothepu ba mmolelang.
Ho phethehile, badimo ba boletse,
Ba re eo ke ngwana hlooho ya badimo.
Tshiya le tshika ya lena leloko.
Makathiwe uFezekile, ngoba ku Fezekile ngenene,
Ntshonyana, ngwana setsoha le pelo ya maobane.
Tebele le antseng tswele la mosotho.
Motjhana Bataung sebele,
Lesedi.