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Sinanatelo · siSwati

Madonsela

Also spelled Madvonsela.

  • PeopleemaSwati
  • Grouping Bemdzabuko
  • Surnames recorded Madonsela, Madvonsela
  • Places recorded Shongwe, Lubombo, Mbilaneni

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

What Was Written Down

Listed among the true Swazi. The community blog groups Madvonsela with Kunene, Shongwe, Hleta and Sikhondze as emaTimandze, and the Kunene praise there opens with Madvonsela and Mtimandze. Thin entry. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.

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Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • 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 (citing MATSEBULA1988 p.21)
  • Wikipedia contributors, Swazi people (English Wikipedia), read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swazi_people

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhembe Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dladla Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dlamini Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dvuba Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Fakudze Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Gama Also recorded among the emaSwati.

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