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Amangqika, n. S. Afr.
Brit. |aməŋˈgiːkə|, U.S. |ɑməŋˈgikə|, S. Afr. |ʌməŋˈgiːkə|, |ʌməˈn!i(ː)kə|
Forms: 18– Amangqika, 19– Ama-Ngqika, 19– ama-Ngqika, 19– AmaNgqika [See also Ngqika n.]
[‹ Xhosa Amangqika, plural > n.]
With pl. concord. Ngqika people collectively (see Ngqika n.).
c1847H. H. Dugmore in J. Maclean Compend. Kafir Laws (1906) 8 The Amangqika possess the whole of the Amatoli range of mountains, from the colonial frontier to the banks of the Kei. 1866W. C. Holden Past & Future of Kaffir Races 146 Of the various tribes..the first in rank are the Amagcaleka (The tribe of Khreli), numbering about 70,000. The second is that of Amangqika (Sandili's tribe) which, including the smaller tribes of the Imidange and Amambala that are dependent upon it, may also be estimated at 70,000. 1929Man 29 84 The so-called ‘Kaffirs’ of the Eastern Province and Native Territories of the Cape, comprising mainly the AmaXosa (AmaNgqika, AmaGcaleka, AmaNdlambe, etc.). 1971J. Meintjes Sandile 12 The powerful tribe of ama-Rarabe was badly weakened when it split up into the rival factions of ama-Ngqika and ama-Ndlambe. |