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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Swazi Culture

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Swazi Culture

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Many Swazi still live in huts

The traditional home style, the Nguni hut, is still used throughout Swaziland and other parts of South Africa. The huts are made of thatch and poles bound by ropes. The huts also have significant meaning in village life: the indlunkulu hut is used as a shrine, and there are also designated huts where a man’s wives live.