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Hudson Ephraim Ntsan'wisi was a educator, pioneer and author of stature the Xitsonga Language in 20th century in South Africa.

Biography
Ntsan'wisi was born to Pondo Ntsan'wisi and N'wa-Mhelembe in 1888. His father was christian convert and evangelist of the Swiss Missionaries, he worked with the missionaries. In 1897 his parents moved the family from Spelonken area to Shiluvane Mission Station. He studied at Lemana mission school and trained as a teacher and learned about other trades at the Basotho Protectorate now called the Kingdom of Lesotho.

In 1909, he went on to teach at Maale Priamry School where he was later made principal. In 1929 he published the pamphlet titled "How to Write Shitron'ga". He established Muhlava Primary School as the first principal and was tasked by Chief Muhlava I to establish the first missionary church and school at Khujwana village which still stand to this day. He also was quartermaster at Lemana College where taught reading, masonry and other trades.

In 1957 he published a novel called Mahlasela-Hundza, later writing a biography about Chief Muhlava I called Muhlaba. Hosi ya va ka Nkuna. Nkanyi wa le ndzilakaneni in 1958. His contribution to Tsonga literature is immense, providing works on how lobola is dealt with in divorce and affects the family. In 1964 he served in the black university council of then University of the North now known as the University of Limpopo at Turfloop. He also served as an tribal adminstrator to the Va-Nkuna Tribal Authority.

He was married to Lydia Mahayi 1893-1968 and had 9 children. He died in 1970 aged 82.