The Nguni people are an ethnolinguistic grouping of Bantu nomads who migrated from central Africa into Southern Africa, made up of ethnic groups formed during the late Iron Age, with offshoots in neighboring colonially-created countries in Southern Africa. [1]

Apr 21, 2015 · The Nguni people were traditionally cattle herders believed to have originated somewhere in the Congo basin in Central Africa – a mystical land called Embo, according to tribal storytellers. They seem to have followed the Zambesi downstram on an inland migratory route.

Nguni, cluster of related Bantu-speaking ethnic groups living in South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe, whose ancestors inhabited a broad band of upland territory extending from the Great Fish River, in what is now Eastern Cape province, northward to Kosi Bay, near the border of …

Aug 25, 2009 · The Nguni people identify and know each other by surnames and izithakazelo. The people who were captured, trained and assimilated into Zwangendaba's impi [warriors] were allowed to retain their surnames and traditions such as vimbuza and nyau dances.

The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in the present-day Southern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. The Ngoni trace their origins to the Nguni and Zulu people of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

The Nguni people are a Bantu ethnic group from South Africa, with off-shoots in neighbouring countries in Southern Africa. Swazi (or Swati) people live in both South Africa and Eswatini, while Northern Ndebele people live in both South Africa (as immigrants) and Zimbabwe.

Mar 2, 2019 · Manukusa was the early name of Umzila, and as his people are called Nguni or Ngoni it is probably through the Hlongwa people's connection with them that they now call themselves Ngoni. Manukusa drove out and away to the north Umhlabawadabuka and his following, from among whom the Ngoni under Zwangendaba journeyed further north.

As they start to settle the Southern Africa, the Nguni people split off into the different group known today - the Swazi in the north, the Zulu towards the east and the Xhosa in the south. Owing to the fact that these people had a common origin, their languages and …

Mar 19, 2025 · The **Nguni people** are one of the major Bantu-speaking groups in Southern Africa, encompassing several ethnic tribes with shared cultural and linguistic roots. These groups include the **Zulu**, **Xhosa**, **Swati (Swazi)**, and **Ndebele**, who are found across South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini.

The Ngoni people are an ethnic group living in the present-day Southern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. The Ngoni trace their origins to the Nguni and Zulu people of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.