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The Swazi or Swati (Swati: Emaswati, singular Liswati) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, inhabiting Eswatini a sovereign kingdom in Southern Africa and South Africa's Mpumalanga province. EmaSwati are part of the Nguni-language speaking peoples whose origins can be traced through archaeology to East Africa where similar traditions, beliefs and cultural practices are found.
The Swati people and the Kingdom of Eswatini today are named after Mswati II, who became king in 1839 after the death of his father King Sobhuza who strategically defeated the British who occupied Eswatini. Eswatini was a region first occupied by the San people and the current Swazis migrated from north East Africa through to Mozambique and eventually settled in Eswatini in the 15th century. Their royal lineage can be traced to a chief named Dlamini I; this is still the royal clan name. About three-quarters of the clan groups are Nguni; the remainder are Sotho, Tsonga, others North East African and San descendants. These groups have intermarried freely. Swazi identity extends to all those with allegiance to the twin monarchs Ingwenyama "the Lion" (the king) and Indlovukati "the She-Elephant" (the queen mother). The dominant Swati language and culture are factors that unify Swazis as a nation.
The Swazi or Swati (Swati: Emaswati, singular Liswati) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, inhabiting Eswatini a sovereign kingdom in...
Swazi may refer to: Swazipeople, a people of southeastern Africa Swazi language Eswatini (former name Swaziland), or a citizen thereof This disambiguation...
Swazi or siSwati is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Eswatini and South Africa by the Swati people. The number of speakers is estimated to...
Eswatini (/ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni/ ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name...
ancestors of the Swazipeople who migrated to Swaziland in the 18th–19th centuries. The currency's name derives from emaLangeni ("people from the Sun")...
northern parts of the Eastern Cape. Phuthi people are the descendants of Swazi, Sotho, eastern San and Xhosa people who lived in the areas where these ethnicities...
to the Swazi throne List of prime ministers of Eswatini Lists of office-holders Kuper, Hilda (1980). An African Aristocracy: Rank Among the Swazi. Africana...
century and people speaking languages ancestral to current Sotho and Nguni languages began settling no later than the 11th century. The Swazi settlers,...
financial assistance to people living in poverty and pays for orphaned children to receive an education. She is also the director of the Swazi Royal Initiative...
I (also known as Matalatala), who is said to have migrated with the Swazipeople from East Africa through Tanzania and Mozambique. Ngwane III, however...
Makhosetive; 19 April 1968) is Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He was born in Manzini in the Protectorate of Swaziland to...
Sobhuza II, KBE (Swazi: [sɔbʱuzʱa]; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was Ngwenyama (King) of Swaziland for 82 years and...
(24 January 2011). "Interview with Shakespearean Actress Noma Dumezweni". People With Voices. Retrieved 10 September 2022. Billington, Michael (21 April...
affects her child's chances of ascending to the status of king. According to Swazi culture, a son cannot be the heir if his mother is not of good standing...
John Philip Carmichael was politician, businessman and botanist from Swaziland. He was born on 1 August 1947. His forefathers settled to Swaziland from...
Swaziland. Retrieved 13 November 2015. Khoza, Bandile (19 June 2015). "Chief Justice Ramodibedi Fired". Swazi Observer. Retrieved 13 November 2015. v t e...
Prince Mabandla Ndawombili Fred Dlamini (born 11 November 1930) was Prime Minister of Swaziland from 23 November 1979 to 25 March 1983. Profile of Mabandla...
Albasini and his Tsonga people were settling on his land with good intentions, that is, to join him in fighting off invading Swazi impis. Joao Albasini,...
The Christianity followed by Swazipeople incorporates rituals, singing, dancing and iconography of the traditional Swazi religion. According to Sibongile...
Mpande defied his brother, who demanded his support in a war against the Swazipeople. Fearing he would be killed if he joined Dingane, Mpande instead led...
Sidvwaba Silutfuli)[citation needed] was a king or tiNgwenyama of the Swazipeople who led them approximately between 1720 until 1744. He was the father...
Nguni cattle were brought by ancestors of Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Swazipeople, etc.), during their postulated migration to the south of Africa. Nguni...
Lindiwe Dlamini (born 1965) is a politician from Eswatini who is serving as President of the Senate of Eswatini. She also served as Minister of Public...
countries in Southern Africa. Swazi (or Swati) people live in both South Africa and Eswatini, while Northern Ndebele people live in both South Africa and...
Thulani Rudolf Maseko (1 March 1970 – 21 January 2023) was a Swazi human rights lawyer who was imprisoned from 2014 to 2015, and declared a prisoner of...
KaNgwane (Swazi: [kaˈŋɡwanɛ]) was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a semi-independent homeland for the Swazipeople. It...
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