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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa | |
| Languages | |
| IsiXhosa, IsiZulu | |
| Religion | |
| uThixo | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mpondo, Mpondomise, Zulu, Swati, |
The Xesibe People are a Nguni-speaking people that are found in the North-Eastern Parts of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa and the Southern Parts of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [1]
Spirit possession appears among them, and the majority of possessed are married women. The condition of spirit possession among them is called intwaso . Those who develop the condition of intwaso are regarded as having a special calling to divine the future. They are first treated with sympathy, and then with respect as they develop their abilities to foretell the future. [2]
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