Mpofu
Meaning
The eland: one of the great totem lines of the region.
The eland totem (Shona: Mhofu / Shava): widespread across Matabeleland and beyond.
Isitemo · totem
Eland
In the same family
- Mhofu / ShavaThe Shona equivalent eland totem.
Who carries it
Provenance
- generated: 2026-07-04
- source: Zimbabwean Ndebele name-decoder research pass (2026-07-03), structured and badged.
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