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Word: umntfwana (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1987-1987
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When King Sobhuza II of Swaziland died in 1982 after 61 years on the throne, the people of that tiny southern African kingdom lamented, Umntfwana sowuphumulile: the child has gone to rest. Now the slogan of the day in Swaziland (pop. 800,000) is a much more cheerful Umntfwana sowukhulile: the child has grown into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swaziland In the Kingdom of Fire Eyes | 9/7/1987 | See Source »

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