The Nguni (Swazi, Zulu and Xhosa) chose to settle along the coast, arranging themselves into small uMisi (homesteads) which were governed by a system of chiefs and headmen.
I-Nguni (iSwazi, Zulu nesiXhosa) bakhetha ukuhlala ngasogwini, bezihlela eMisi amancane (izindlu) ezazilawulwa uhlelo lwezinduna kanye nezinhloko.