Surname · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele) · siSwati
Masuku
Also spelled Phenyane, Dungandaba.
Carried by the amaNdebele (Matabeleland) and emaSwati.
isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
An isibongo of the amaNdebele (Matabeleland), which the sources also call Northern Ndebele.
- PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
- Grouping Zwangendaba section leaders (Madlenya, Mbiko); also Ndubazi/Enhla sub-lines
- Surnames recorded Masuku
- Places recorded Matabeleland
- Branch Matabeleland
siSwati
A sinanatelo of the emaSwati, which the sources also call Swati.
- PeopleemaSwati
- Grouping Emafikamuva
- Surnames recorded Masuku
Part of Tinanatelo: Swati clan praises
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Article in Southern African Humanities vol. 20 (same governance material; PDF hosted by the BLAC Foundation), 2008, Natal Museum / Southern African Humanities — https://blacfoundation.org/pdf/Ndlovu-Gatsheni-24.pdf
- Pathisa Nyathi, Names and naming: Mabhena history captured in names (Sunday News column), 2020-02-23, Zimpapers (Sunday News / heraldonline.co.zw) — https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/names-and-naming-mabhena-history-captured-in-names/
- Thabani Thwala, The Politics of Placing Princes in Historical and Contemporary Swaziland (MA research report, supervisor Philip Bonner), 2013 — https://emandulo.apc.uct.ac.za/collection/FHYA%20Depot/Theses%20and%20Dissertations/Thwala_2013_The_Politics_of_Placing_Princes_in_Historical_and_Contemporary_Swaziland.pdf
- Thabani Thwala, The Politics of Placing Princes in Historical and Contemporary Swaziland (MA research report, supervisor Philip Bonner), 2013 — https://emandulo.apc.uct.ac.za/collection/FHYA%20Depot/Theses%20and%20Dissertations/Thwala_2013_The_Politics_of_Placing_Princes_in_Historical_and_Contemporary_Swaziland.pdf (pp.14-15)
- Wikipedia contributors, Emafikamuva (English Wikipedia), read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emafikamuva
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