Ngwenyama

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Ngwenyama is the traditional Swazi royal title meaning "lion," used for the reigning king of Eswatini.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ngwenyama canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swazi royal title ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesTo male monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Swazi kingship ⓘ
Swazi traditional leadership ⓘ
country Eswatini ⓘ
culture Swazi people ⓘ
currentTitleHolder Mswati III ⓘ
equivalentConcept king of Eswatini ⓘ
ethnicContext Swazi ⓘ
formalStatus official royal style in Eswatini ⓘ
hasFemaleCounterpartTitle Ndlovukati ⓘ
hasHonorificStatus yes ⓘ
languageOfOrigin siSwati ⓘ
meaning lion ⓘ
partOf Swazi monarchical system ⓘ
Swazi traditional governance ⓘ
region Southern Africa ⓘ
symbolism protection ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ
strength ⓘ
titleHolderRole head of state of Eswatini ⓘ
supreme traditional leader of Swazi nation ⓘ
titleScope entire Swazi nation ⓘ
usedBy Swazi monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Swazi Kingdom

reigning king of Eswatini ⓘ
usedIn Eswatini ⓘ
usedSince pre-colonial era of Swazi kingdom ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mswati III → title → Ngwenyama ⓘ
Swazi people → hasMonarch → Ngwenyama ⓘ
Sobhuza II → title → Ngwenyama ⓘ
Swazi Kingdom → hasRulerTitle → Ngwenyama ⓘ
Nokuthula Ngwenyama → familyName → Ngwenyama ⓘ
Swazi people → traditionalLeadershipTitle → Ngwenyama ⓘ
subject linked to: Swazi