Nhlangwini language

Nhlangwini/Ntlangwini (Hlangwane) is a Bantu language of South Africa. It is located along the border between Xhosa and Zulu, but is more closely related to Swazi.

Nhlangwini People (Ethic Group)

Nhlangwini/Ntlangwini people are t he largest nguni ethnic group found in KZN South Coast, Bulwer, Mzimkhulu and in parts of the Eastern Cape areas such as Matatiele (kwaMzongwana and Makhoba) Tsolo, Tsomo, Ngqamakhwe, Willowvale (kuGatyana) and Keiskammahoek (kuQoboqobo)

The Language derived from an animal called Reedbuck (INhlangu -Zulu/iNtlangu-Xhosa) The chief Nombewu a father of a prominent chief, inkosi uFodo of Nhlangwini clan was a brave hunter with his son Fodo. It is said that the skin of inhlangu cannot be pierced by a spear. All that the hunters did when trying to kill it was to aim at the position of the heart and then press the spear so hard that the heart was interfered with without the spear penetrating through the skin. That is why Fodo was praised as: Umkhonto kawungeni ungena ngokucindetela. (Spear that does not penetrate, it only penetrates on pressing hard).

Fodo used to present Dingane with the hides of this animal. He, together with his people, were thus generally known as abantu benhlangu (people of the inhlangu animal, hence abaseNhlangwini.

Lineage:

Dlamini I Mnyembane Kuthu Nomagwala Siqongwani Lukotwako Lwolwa Lubiyela Ntlontlonde Domo Lusibalukhulu Dlamini II

Both amaDlamini kaLusibalukhulu and AmaZizi are coming from this lineage.