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Ngwenyama'''Ngwenyama''' is the title of the male ruler or king of Swaziland, counterpart of the Ndlovukati. ''Ngwenyama'' means "lion" in Swati language|Swati, but in an honorific sense distinguished from ''-bhubhesi'', the usual way of referring to lions as animals. It is a close analogue to the Zulu language|Zulu title Ngonyama for the Zulu king, which has the same meaning in the same honorific sense, though no similar female counterpart.
Swazi kings must belong to the Dlamini ''isibongo'' (clan).
The title will sometimes be seen as ''Ingwenyama'', ''iNgwenyama'' or ''ingwenyama'', which mean "the king". The prefix particle ''i-'' functions like the definite article ''the'' in English, so that one would write "The ''ngwenyama'' went to Mbabane" or "''Ingwenyama'' went to Mbabane", but not "The ''ingwenyama'' went to Mbabane", because ''The'' and ''i-'' would be redundant. The plural form is ''tiNgwenyama''.
References
Cope, Nicholas (1993). ''To Bind the Nation: Solomon ka Dinuzulu and Zulu Nationalism 1913-1933. University of Natal Press.
Kuper, Hilda (1980 1947). ''An African Aristocracy. Rank Among the Swazi'' reprint. Africana Publishing Company for the International African Institute.
Category:Swazi monarchy
Category:History of Swaziland
Category:Politics of Swaziland
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