sign-your-clan

Savour your richness in every language

Of the 61 million people in South Africa, 4 million are Deaf and hard-of-hearing. Many of us know our clan names, but the Deaf community has been left out. Until now. In 2025, we developed the world’s first clan signs, because culture can only survive if everyone is part of it.

Discover our Clan Signs

SELECT YOUR LANGUAGE

DLADLA SIGN

DLADLA

MGABADELI, OWAGABADELA IZINKUNDLA ZWAKABULAWAYO GADLELA ZIKHALI KAZIKHO, ZISEMSAMU KOGOBONE DWALA, MPEMBE, MHLOPHE, VEZI, DLADLA, MHLOPE, NYAZITHA WENA SANDLA ESEMBETH’IMBOKODO! MAGALEL’AGOQE NJENGES
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HONGOLOLO
MASHILE SIGN

MASHILE

RE BA MASHILE A SEGODI SA MALEKANE MOKIBANE WA MONESA MORALE NGWANA WA LEPULANA PULA GA A TSHABE
Nkuna Sign

NKUNA

U MATIMBA WA THOMAS, WA MIKEA, WA NDHAMBHI, MUQHUMU, WA NKOSANI, U MAVUTANI, WAKU VUTA HIKU VONA KU XONGA KA YONA. LOKO UNGA XONGANGI AWU VUTI
SEATE SIGN

SEATE

BAHURUTSHE BA GA MMAMOKGATITI WA LEWA TSHWENE E MAKOPO MAKOPO GA KE NAIWE, KE NAIWA MMELE E BILE GA SE SERIBA KE KEPESE
ZULU THUMBNAIL

ZULU

Zulu kaMalandela ngokulandela izinkomu zamadoda, Zulu omnyama ondlela zimhlophe, Wena kaPhunga noMageba, Wena kaMjokwane kaNdaba, Wena wenkayishana kaMenzi eyaphuza umlaza ngameva, S’thuli sikaNdaba,
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S’thuli sikaNkobane, Wena kasihhawuhhawu siyinkondlo bayikhuzile ngoba ikhuzwe abaphansi nabaphezulu, Wena kanogwaja omuhle ngomlenze, Wena KaMbambelashoba, Ndabezitha!
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Tshirumbula

RI VHA KOLOLO VHA TSHIAVHA VHAFUNDUDZI LA HANYA NKODOLELE WA SA KODOLA UYO SALA NGEO
MATSEBULA

MATSEBULA

MKHOLO LONSUNDVU NETINYAWO TAKHE, COTSA, NGWENYAMA.

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