In summary, the Tsonga ethnic group is made up of 14 groupings of different origins, for example, the amashangaane are of Nguni-Ndwandwe origin, the Khoseni and Nhlave are of Mbai origin and so on. The Tsonga ethnic group is an ancient rainbow nation made up of the following core groups;
- Vabila – Bila, Mahluza, Mathonsi etc.
- Valoyi – Makaringi, Mukansi, Mbadze etc.
- Valenge – Mondlani, Maluleke, Makwakwa etc,
- Vahlengwe – Chauke, Mawunje, Xitlhangu etc.
- Vahlanganu – Munisi, Malwani, Mhelembe etc.
- Vahlave – Nkuna, Maswanganyi, Mavunda etc.
- Vakhosa – Khosa, Masuluke, Rikhotso etc.
- Vaxingwidzi – Chavalala, Mbhombi, Sigawuki etc.
- Valambya – Ngoveni, Muchaviya, Mapengo etc.
- Vaxika – Mukhavele, Ngomani, Kubayi etc.
- Vatembe – Tembe, Manyisa, Hobyani etc.
- Vandzawu – Sithole, Tivani, Muhlanga etc.
- Vankomati – Mundlovhu, Ntimani, Sambo etc.
- Machangani – Nxumalo, Mudanisi, Mkhatshwa etc.
As our forefathers and foremothers said; “Mutsonga a hi wa rimhondzo” (Tsonga is not a lineage, it’s a way of life) – Avuxeni!
