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Rivers and Mountains in the Tsonga realm

Laha ku katsiwe Titshava na Switshabyana, ngopfu swa laha Afrika Dzonga, kasi Minambu i ya laha Vatsonga va kumekaka kona hinkwako.

Rivers in the Tsonga realm:

KNOWN TO THE WORLD AS KNOWN TO VATSONGA AS
Klein Letaba River Ntabyana
Groot Letaba River Ritavi
Livubu River Rivubye
Olifants River Ribalule
Limpopo River Vembe
Savi River Savi
Murongolo River Murongolo
Mbaula River Mbaula River
Molototsi River Chachi
Nkomati River Nkomati
Crocodile River Tingwenyeni
Nsami River Nsami
N’wasworini River N’wasworini
Vaal River Likwa

Mountains in the Tsonga realm:

  • Lebombo Mountain known to Vatsonga as Rivombo
  • Maveketele Mountain
  • Man’ombe Mountain
  • Rivolwa Mountain
  • Matshiba Mountain
  • Drankensburg Mountain known to Vatsonga as Vankomati Mountain. The mountain was the base of Vankomati grouping before they scattered and settled in Mashishing (Lydenburg)
  • Chayamiriri Mountain

Additional:

The Kruger National Park is known to Vatsonga as Timhisini (Land of the Hyenas), and Mapungubye is known to Vatsonga as Timhungubyeni.

Image source: en.wikipedia.org

 
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