Females are praised or addressed by their father’s clan, thus:
NwaBuba/Juda, Nwahamisi/Hamese, Nwabakali/Pakgadi/Rabakali/rapakgadi, NwaSeremane/Solomon, NwaTovhakale/Tohobakgale/Tovakgale, NwaMhani/mani, Nwahadji/Rahadji, Nwa sadiki/Satekge, Nwangabi/Zungunde, Nwamaange/nemanga, Nwasalefu/Sarefu and Nwa chinyaladzi.
Greetings/Losha
When greeting both male and female, they are praised by according to their mothers’ clan, thus:
MPhwaBuba/Juda, MPhwahamisi/Hamese, MPhwabakali/Pakgadi/Rabakali/Rapakgadi, MPhwaSeremane/Solomon, MPhwaTovhakale/Tohobakgale/Tovakgale, MPhwaMhani/Mani, MPhwa Hadji/Rahadji, MPhwasadiki/Satekge, MPhwangabi/Zungunde, MPhwamaange/nemanga, MPhwasalefu/Sarefu and MPhwachinyaladzi.
Greetings or Showing Respect
Greetings is not a mere exchange of words:it instills respect in the heart of a child. If a child doesn’t greet for a long time,
respect leaves the heart of the child and the child becomes wild.
The Lemba males claps hands when greeting or showing respect to a senior male or female, this is called ‘thothoma’.
A junior Lemba female kneels down and joins hands when greeting a senior male and says ‘soni’ (musoni).
When a junior Lemba female receives or gives something to a senior Lemba male. She says, ‘mulungu’ or ‘mushavhi’.