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Sinanatelo · siSwati

Ngwenya

  • PeopleemaSwati
  • Grouping disputed: Bemdzabuko (Wikipedia lists) | Emakhandzambili (Bonner as cited by Thwala 2013)
  • Surnames recorded Ngwenya
  • Places recorded Ndwandwe, Magudu, Dongonyane

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

Two readings, both recorded: the Wikipedia lists count the Ngwenya among the true Swazi, while Thwala 2013, summarising Bonner, names them among the pre-existing chiefdoms Mswati II brought under control after the Zulu withdrawal. LaNgwenya appears in Ndwandwe testimony as a wife or mother connected with an early Ndwandwe movement. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.

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Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • Wikipedia contributors, Bemdzabuko (English Wikipedia), read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemdzabuko
  • Wikipedia contributors, Bemdzabuko (English Wikipedia), read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemdzabuko (and WIKI_SWAZI_PEOPLE versus THWALA2013 p.18)

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhembe Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dladla Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dlamini Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dvuba Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Fakudze Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Gama Also recorded among the emaSwati.

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