| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eastern Cape,KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | |
| Languages | |
| IsiXhosa,IsiZulu | |
| Religion | |
| uThixo | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mpondo,Mpondomise,Zulu,Swati, |
TheXesibe People are aNguni-speaking people that are found in the North-Eastern Parts ofEastern Cape Province,South Africa and the Southern Parts ofKwaZulu-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 calledintwaso. Those who develop the condition ofintwaso 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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