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- ↑ Kropf, Albert. Das Volk der Xosa-Kaffern im östlichen Südafrika nach seiner Geschichte, Eigenart, Verfassung und Religion. Evang. Missions-Gesellschaft. Berlin:1889. p75
- ↑ The Kings Speech. Ubukhozi Bamampondo Lukhuselo. John G I Clarke. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023– via YouTube.
- ↑ "Chief Paramount Faku | South African History Online". sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ Peires, Jeffrey (1982). The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence (Perspectives on Southern Africa). University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520047938.
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