Note 173 — IX.

The Natives of Zululand and Natal may be divided into three great ethnic groups: amaLala, abeNguni and amaNtungwa. Of these, the amaLala or Lalas were probably the earliest settlers, followed by the abeNguni, and then the amaNtungwa. The last two have been in the country for at least 350 years. The amaLala are now to be found chiefly in Natal proper.