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Swazi

Swazi

8.0
A person who belongs to the people of Eswatini in southeast Africa
  • noun
  • /ˈswɑːzi/
translation icon : suazi
  • The Swazi have a rich cultural heritage that includes music and dance.

Examples

  • Many Swazi live in rural areas where traditional customs are still important.

  • Many Swazis celebrate their traditional festivals each year.

  • A Swazi delegation visited South Africa for regional talks.

  • The Swazi people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • A Swazi delegation visited South Africa for regional talks.

  • Many Swazi live in rural areas where traditional customs are still important.

  • The Swazi have a rich cultural heritage that includes music and dance.

Synonyms

Swati
vsSwazi
9.2

A person from Eswatini or the Bantu language they speak

is specific to a person of the Bantu people from Eswatini

Compounds

Swazi language
7.5

A language like Zulu spoken in Eswatini and South Africa

Surface Forms

Swazi singular
Swazis plural

Etymology

Swazi comes from the name of a 19th-century leader, Mswati, and from the people he led, and the old country name Swaziland means 'land of the Swazi'. So a Swazi is a member of that Bantu-speaking people.