Emalangeni (people)

This article is about Swazi people. For the Eswatini currency, see Eswatini Lilangeni (currency).
Emalangeni
Regions with significant populations
Maputaland-Lubombo region
Languages
Nguni languages (early forms), Proto-Embo-Nguni
Religion
Traditional African religion
Related ethnic groups
Embo-Dlamini, Embo-Nguni, Ngwane people, House of Dlamini, Hlubi people, Tembe people

Emalangeni (also Embo-Dlamini or Nguni-Dlamini) was an early Nguni-speaking community in the Maputaland-Lubombo region of southeastern Africa.

The term is historically used to refer to the followers and descendants of Chief Langa within the broader Embo groups. It means "people of Langa" and functioned to refer to the community of early Swazi people that Langa led as Chief.

"Emalangeni" also survives in the praise names of the Dlamini clan, the current rulers of the Kingdom of Eswatini.

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