Mbano Matemavi
Evo Nzou, Makunda,
Maita Mbano, evo Musiyiwa,
Mwoyowevhu, zvaitwa Madzorera.
Maita zvenyu vomuGoromonzi, vokwaChikwaka.
Zvaitwa vemvuto chena, vomuDzimwe.
Maita Matemavi, Mbano yangu yiyi,
Chiuya chinenge mukaka,
Chinodyiwa navasina meno,
Mhuka isina mutumbi,
Chiuya chavachafema.
Maita vari pamhiri paNhora,
Vari Dzimwe muGoromonzi,
VokwaChikwaka, Vachivakanamabwe,
Kuvaka nomuti unosakara
Kana kudyiwa nomuchenje.
Maita zvenyu vari Mutiwaora.
Waita waCheza naBenhura,
Zvaitwa maKorekore, VaChipahomwoyo.
Aiwa tatenda Musenda,
Zvaitwa, zvaonekwa vari Dzimwe.
Maita Mbano, evo Musiyiwa,
Mwoyowevhu, zvaitwa Madzorera.
Maita zvenyu vomuGoromonzi, vokwaChikwaka.
Zvaitwa vemvuto chena, vomuDzimwe.
Maita Matemavi, Mbano yangu yiyi,
Chiuya chinenge mukaka,
Chinodyiwa navasina meno,
Mhuka isina mutumbi,
Chiuya chavachafema.
Maita vari pamhiri paNhora,
Vari Dzimwe muGoromonzi,
VokwaChikwaka, Vachivakanamabwe,
Kuvaka nomuti unosakara
Kana kudyiwa nomuchenje.
Maita zvenyu vari Mutiwaora.
Waita waCheza naBenhura,
Zvaitwa maKorekore, VaChipahomwoyo.
Aiwa tatenda Musenda,
Zvaitwa, zvaonekwa vari Dzimwe.
what does matemavi refer to, in relation to the elephant;
ReplyDeleteMate anovava.
DeleteMatemavi has got nothing to do with the elephant but rather with the events that lead to the Matemai clan splitting from their place of origin which is Kore-Kore land
ReplyDeleteAny historical event linking Mbano matemavi with elephant or its just symbolical?
ReplyDeleteLies...
ReplyDeleteMy mum she is also Mbano Matemavi at first i heard my Uncles saying their totem its
ReplyDeleteBuffalo later they say ita Elephant
It's so confusing vamwewo vanoti ikamba
DeleteSame here grew up knowing we are kamba then nw we are nzou
DeleteACCOURDING TO THE SHONA DITIONARY ITS ACTUALLY NZOU/ELEPHANT
DeleteMay someone please describe the events leading to the split of the clan. And a brief history of the clan will also be appreciated
ReplyDeleteThe truth Vana Matemai tinoera Bere, asi no kunyara kuti rinonzi rinoshandisiwa navaroi vanhu vakuti kamba hee nzou. Matemai/matemavi it means mate akashata of which ndiwo ebere rinoti rikaruma mhuka chero ikazotiza pararuma panoora.
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ReplyDeleteNo offense but matemavi got nothing to do with an Elephant .. my father told me kuti Chipfukuto . Vanoti nzou nekuti Chipfukuto chinenge nzou ukachitarisa. Nzou I Nzou Samanyanga
ReplyDeleteEven us tiri nzou its just like Moyo chirandu neMoyondizvo yese iMoyo so its just the same with us tingori Nzou its just that Samanyanga ndoinonyanyozikanwa thats all but the good thing is vanaMatemai vakubuda now ndakutozivawo kt takawanda
DeleteIt has something to do with it .its just like moyo kune moyo ndizvo nemoyo chirandu so with us its just like that Samanyanga nad Matemai , its only kuti anaSamanyanga ndivo vanozivikanzwa bt tese tingori nzou.
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ReplyDeleteIya I had a lot, ini ndakurira muChiweshe. Ndiri weMatemai. Vakuru vanoti dzinza redu riri muGoromonzi,vaitaura zvekuti tinoyera hove inonzi Hunga,vamwe vachiti ishiri inogara murwizi then vamwe vachiti tiri Nzou Nzou matemai, so ndave nezivo redzinza redu
Iyi ndiyo matemai yedu iyi yehunga
DeleteIni ndiri mambano vanoti ihunga
DeleteMy father told me kti tinoera matemavi Bere chikwakwa vekwa Goromonzi not nzou ....
ReplyDeleteMatemavi means dangerous saliva that is eBere ....
Matemavi kureva bere but vanhu vanonyara kunzi unoera Bere rinokara nyama
Me proud of my Matemavi clan Bere Big Five animal strong animal
Which work for its self & there rest of others
Bere woyeee
Yes am with yu bere woye ini mambano i love my totem
DeleteMbano is a sea creature like a fish. Kamba yemumvura is the correct thing.
ReplyDeleteNdinokutsigira cz kana tichiera nzou vakadzi vonzi mambano cy vaingonziwo madlovu like vaera moyo kunynge kuine moyo moyo mizhinji asi vakadzi ndanamamoyo
DeleteToo many theories here, so many different animals.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that the Matemavi {Bere} explanation makes much sense, and is far more believable than hove/kamba/nzou without any explanations.
But our totem poem makes reference to places of our origins...vomuGoromonzi, vokwaChikwaka...vomuDzimwe.
Has anyone considered going back home to talk to the elders and get what they say? In our family, we also have mbira (our traditional instruments) players, which means we still have connections to our ancestors. Perhaps we could ask them for guidance? (Check Matemai Mbira group, but I'm not sure if their name is a variant of Matemavi).
In any case, if you really want the truth, you gotta get off your seat and go do some digging. Wanna get in touch? Email on 25278210C@gmail.com
I just want to know my roots ..I am mambano but what is it exactly too many explanations now it's confusing...
ReplyDeleteوااااااااااااای چه کسی به من
ReplyDeleteI am olso Mbano😎
ReplyDeleteAm also a Mbano but we were told it’s Nzou
ReplyDeleteI’m also Mambano daddy vangu vakanditi ikamba yemumvura though
ReplyDeleteIt's really confusing. So many animals. I guess we should all sit down and agree which animal to take. Otherwise the ambiguity will always be there, generations to come. And at that time there may not be a n elderly person that can clear the air about our totem
ReplyDeleteFor me l was told kuti mbano ibere and l stick with that.zvenzou and other animals l have heard of it but it never made sense caz matemavi anopinda papi panana e.g kamba,nzou?
ReplyDeleteThe confusion around the Matemavi is deliberate. Answers are partly in the poem. They are offsprings/direct relatives of the murdered king Mutiwaora. Connection to Nzou is because of the victory over the Nzou, who accepted them despite being their conqueror as a sign of appreciation of the good relationship thereafter. Cheza naBenhura flee with the pregnant wife of Mutiwaora and seperated ways to protect the child of Mutiwaora. Later the child of Mutiwaora with his half brother Chikwaka met Cheza and Benhura to fight on behalf of maternal side of Cheza naBenhura. After victory, Chikwaka, Cheza and Benhura were given chiefdoms as reward, but the son of Mutiwaora had to leave them behind to go back towards the roots, the Korekore palace to win back his legacy. Those usually share the same original totem Hunga, which is linked to Dziva. Salmon fish. They also don't practice some rituals, as they had to hide their identity and stay humble while being hosted in Hurungwe, King Dendera's palace. Mbano Matemavi, came from there as the woman used the terms for the first time as a coded message to indicate to King Dendera her Origins that are connected to the Shona Vanhu (Mbano) MaTema(i) vanotema ivhu. Those who cut land. As the Hunga proceeded, they took roles in the chiefdoms where they were recognised on the way back to the Korekore area including Guruve, but had lost own chiefdoms to the Korekores who kept the base, in their absence. Analysing the totem with this in mind may make sense.
ReplyDeleteYa me l am frm chiweshe ..and am mbano matemayi l grew up ndichiudzwa kuti tinoyera hunga and ths nzou link came up later bt s my e raised issue here are making sense tinoera hunga nt the elephant
DeleteThose vakaudzwa kunzi Hunga ndiyo yamunoyera, even if it was later changed, the truth is what you were told at the beginning. The Cheza and Benhura Matemavis are the ones left behind by the Hunga and they share the same father with Mutiwaora who is the father of Hunga. You could say, they helped Hunga survive. The original totem is Hunga, which is connected to the Origins of the Shona -Dziva.
ReplyDeleteYah there is an identity crisis nevanhu vemutupo uyu. They are full of stories why vasina an aligning story. It seems mutupo uyu ibere but vanenge vanonyara nawo. Dada nedzinza rako guys.
ReplyDeleteAm mambano my surname is Mukunga. Now am confused
ReplyDeleteI'm Mbano Matemai Bere chikwaka veGoromonzi, chiuya chiri mberi ndozvandakaudzwa n.a. Baba vangu of 1951
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