Sinanatelo · siSwati
Ngwenya
This name is also recorded in isiZulu, iKalanga and isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele). See Ngwenya clan names in every language.
- 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
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- 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)
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