Swazi
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Zulu iSwazi, after the name of an early chief, Mswati. The alternative forms come from Swazi liSwati.
Noun
editSwazi (plural Swazis or Swazi)
- A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.
Translations
editperson from Swaziland/Eswatini
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person of Swazi descent
Proper noun
editSwazi (uncountable)
- A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to it.
Translations
editBantu language
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See also
editAdjective
editSwazi (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini, the Swazi people or the Swazi language.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editpertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
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pertaining to Swazi people or language
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Further reading
edit- ISO 639-1 code ss, ISO 639-3 code ssw (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Swazi, ssw
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Zulu
- English terms derived from Swazi
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
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- French terms derived from Zulu
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- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms spelled with W
- French masculine nouns
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- fr:Nationalities