Situated in the north eastern part of Swaziland in the Lubombo Region.
In the Lubombo mountains they separated from the group now known as the amaSwati.
Swazi spoken in Swaziland (eSwatini) can be divided into four dialects corresponding to the four administrative regions of the country: Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, and Shiselweni.