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Hlungwani

Also spelled Hlungwana.

  • PeopleVatsonga
  • Grouping VaHlengwe cluster with Chauke, Sono and Mavasa (Wikipedia, uncited)
  • Surnames recorded Hlungwani
  • Places recorded Limpopo, Giyani, Mathevula's

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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.

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Where This Comes From

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  • Wikipedia contributors, Tsonga people, read 2026-09-05, Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_people

Recorded Alongside

  • Bila Also recorded among the Vatsonga.
  • Cawuke Also recorded among the Vatsonga.
  • Hlabi Also recorded among the Vatsonga.
  • Hlanganu Also recorded among the Vatsonga.
  • Honwana Also recorded among the Vatsonga.
  • Khosa Also recorded among the Vatsonga.

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