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Hlungwani
- PeopleVatsonga
- Grouping VaHlengwe cluster with Chauke, Sono and Mavasa (Wikipedia, uncited)
- Surnames recorded Hlungwani
- Places recorded Limpopo, Giyani, Mathevula's
Also Spelled
Hlungwani is also written Hlungwana.
Spellings differ between families, between records and between countries. Wozekhaya keeps the name as each source wrote it rather than settling on one form.
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
Wikipedia places Hlungwani among the VaHlengwe. Mathevula opens his clan chapter with the xivongo Hlungwani and lists it first in his conclusions (chapter not read). The name Hlungwana appears as an ancestor in the Valoyi lineage recited to Malungana. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
Families Tell This Differently
Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.
Where This Comes From
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- Wikipedia contributors, Tsonga people, read 2026-09-05, Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_people
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