| Nhlangwini | |
|---|---|
| Native to | South Africa |
| Extinct | [data missing][1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
S.405[1] | |
Nhlangwini/Ntlangwini (Hlangwane) is a Bantu language ofSouth Africa. It is located along the border between Xhosa and Zulu, but is more closely related toSwazi.
The Nhlangwini/Ntlangwini people are the largest Nguni ethnic group in KZN South Coast - Highflats, KwaZulu-Natal - Mzimkhulu and in parts of the Eastern Cape areas such asMatatiele (kwaMzongwana and Makhoba)Tsolo,Tsomo,Ngqamakhwe,Willowvale (kuGatyana) andKeiskammahoek (kuQoboqobo).
The name of the language is derived from a word meaningreedbuck (cf.INhlangu inZulu,iNtlangu inXhosa). The chief Nombewu, a father of a prominent chief, inkosi uFodo of Nhlangwini clan was a brave hunter with his son Fodo. The skin ofinhlangu cannot be pierced by a spear. What 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 presentDingane with the hides of this animal. He, together with his people, were thus generally known asabantu benhlangu (people of theinhlangu animal, henceabaseNhlangwini.
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