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Sinanatelo · siSwati

Tfwala

Also spelled Thwala, Malindzisa.

  • PeopleemaSwati
  • Grouping Bemdzabuko
  • Surnames recorded Tfwala, Thwala, Malindzisa
  • Places recorded Maliyaduma, Nyakeni, Eswatini

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J.J. Thwala, 'An Examination of Clan Names and Clan Praises as Anthroponymic Domains in Swati Culture', Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology 40(1) (2021)

In copyright. A journal article published in 2021. In copyright.

The rendering that was read: Jozi Joseph Thwala (University of Mpumalanga), An Examination of Clan Names and Clan Praises as Anthroponymic Domains in Swati Culture, Current Journal of Applied S…, 2021 — https://journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/article/view/3438 (abstract (Malindzisa-Tfwala pairing); TINANATELO_BLOGSPOT post Tinanatelo MALINDZISA(TFWALA) for the second and third names)

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

Thwala 2013 states the Tfwala accompanied the Dlamini into Eswatini and uses the Tfwala of Maliyaduma as a case study of a chiefdom that lost land through royal placing: Nyakeni, once under the Tfwala and Magagula, was given to Prince Malunge. Ntombi Tfwala, daughter of Mfelani Tfwala, married Sobhuza II and is the mother of Mswati III; Ngangenyoni Tfwala chaired the Swazi National Council. Thwala 2021 pairs the clan name Malindzisa with the primary praise Tfwala. 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
  • Thabani Thwala, The Politics of Placing Princes in Historical and Contemporary Swaziland (MA research report, supervisor Philip Bonner), 2013 — https://emandulo.apc.uct.ac.za/collection/FHYA%20Depot/Theses%20and%20Dissertations/Thwala_2013_The_Politics_of_Placing_Princes_in_Historical_and_Contemporary_Swaziland.pdf
  • Thabani Thwala, The Politics of Placing Princes in Historical and Contemporary Swaziland (MA research report, supervisor Philip Bonner), 2013 — https://emandulo.apc.uct.ac.za/collection/FHYA%20Depot/Theses%20and%20Dissertations/Thwala_2013_The_Politics_of_Placing_Princes_in_Historical_and_Contemporary_Swaziland.pdf (pp.6)
  • Jozi Joseph Thwala (University of Mpumalanga), An Examination of Clan Names and Clan Praises as Anthroponymic Domains in Swati Culture, Current Journal of Applied S…, 2021 — https://journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/article/view/3438 (Malindzisa-Tfwala pairing)
  • Jozi Joseph Thwala (University of Mpumalanga), An Examination of Clan Names and Clan Praises as Anthroponymic Domains in Swati Culture, Current Journal of Applied S…, 2021 — https://journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/article/view/3438 (abstract (Malindzisa-Tfwala pairing)
  • Anonymous blog administrator, Tinanatelo (community blog, 116 posts of June 2018), 2018, Blogger — http://tinanatelo.blogspot.com/2018/06/ (post Tinanatelo MALINDZISA(TFWALA) for the second and third names)
  • Wikipedia contributors, Bemdzabuko (English Wikipedia), read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemdzabuko
  • Wikipedia contributors, Swazi people (English Wikipedia), read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swazi_people
  • Jozi Joseph Thwala (University of Mpumalanga), An Examination of Clan Names and Clan Praises as Anthroponymic Domains in Swati Culture, Current Journal of Applied S…, 2021 — https://journalcjast.com/index.php/CJAST/article/view/3438 (abstract (Malindzisa-Tfwala pairing); TINANATELO_BLOGSPOT post Tinanatelo MALINDZISA(TFWALA) for the second and third names)

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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