Umlando wakwaMhlongo
Mhlongo people came from Swaziland and moved into south Africa in KwaZulu Natal before they were called Mhlongo. The was Sililo KaNqeshe after that the was Mhlongo who became a king. Mhlongo had a son called Bhebhe. Then Bhebhe who was a king at that time had a daughter who was called Nandi KaBhebhe. then Nandi gave birth to Shake Zulu.
in the Mhlongo clan names there a animals that appear in the clan names, animals like a horse which in my clan name we call it Njomane and also a mouse which is Igundane.
in the Mhlongo clan, there is a part that says Makhula emini abafokazana bekhula ebusuku which means as mhlongo people we grow at daytime while others grow at night time. Owavela elangeni which means we as people mhlongo we came from the sun.what I have mentioned above I try to include some of it when I am designing for this project and in my jewelry pieces I will try to include some of the elements like a sun and
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