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Swazi

Swazi

9.1
A Bantu language spoken in Eswatini and South Africa
  • noun
translation icon : suazi
  • She is fluent in both English and Swazi.

Examples

  • I learned a few phrases in Swazi during my trip.

  • The lesson was conducted entirely in Swazi.

  • Many radio stations in Swaziland broadcast news in Swazi.

  • The Swazi language is rich in proverbs.

  • Many radio stations in Swaziland broadcast news in Swazi.

  • She is fluent in both English and Swazi.

  • The lesson was conducted entirely in Swazi.

Synonyms

Swazi language
vsSwazi
7.5

A language like Zulu spoken in Eswatini and South Africa

is the shorter form with identical meaning
Swati
vsSwazi
9.2

A person from Eswatini or the Bantu language they speak

refers only to the language, not to a person

Compounds

Swazi language
7.5

A language like Zulu spoken in Eswatini and South Africa

Surface Forms

Swazi singular
Swazis plural

Etymology

Swazi for the language takes its name from the Swazi people and their own word siSwati for 'the Swazi language'. So Swazi means the language spoken by that group.