Swazi

Swazi

See also: swazi and swázi

English

Alternative forms

• Sarawat, Swati

Etymology

From Zulu iSwazi, after the name of an early chief, Mswati. The alternative forms come from Swazi liSwati.

Noun

Swazi (plural Swazis or Swazi)

1. A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.

Translations

person from Swaziland/Eswatini

Czech: Svazijec (cs) m Finnish: eswatinilainen French: Swazi (fr) German: Swasi (de) m or f Irish: Suasach m, Suasalannach m Norwegian: Bokmål: swazilender m, swazilending m Nynorsk: swazilendar (nn) m, swazilending (nn) m Portuguese: suázi Romanian: swazi Russian: сва́зи (ru) m (svázi), сва́ти (ru) m (sváti), сисва́ти m (sisváti) Spanish: suazi (es), suazilandés (es) Swahili: Mswazi (sw) Swazi: siSwati (ss) Turkish: Svazilandlı (tr) Zulu: iSwazi

person of Swazi descent

Finnish: swazi (fi) Irish: Suasach m, Suasalannach m Norwegian: Bokmål: swazi m Nynorsk: swazi m Swahili: Mswati

Proper noun

Swazi (uncountable)

1. A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to it.

Translations

Bantu language

Afrikaans: swazi Breton: swatieg Bulgarian: сва́зи (svázi) Chinese: Mandarin: 斯威士語／斯威士语 (zh) (Sīwēishìyǔ) Dutch: Swazi (nl) Esperanto: svazia lingvo Finnish: swazi (fi) French: swati (fr) m German: Siswati (de) n Indonesian: bahasa Swati Irish: Suaisis f Italian: swati Japanese: スワジ語 (Suwaji-go) Korean: 스와티어 (Seuwati-eo) Ligurian: siSwati Macedonian: свати (svati) Navajo: Swáazi Dineʼé bizaad Norwegian: Bokmål: swati (no) m, swazi m Nynorsk: swati m, swazi m Polish: suazi (pl) Portuguese: suázi Romanian: swati Russian: сва́ти (ru) m (sváti), сва́зи (ru) m (svázi), сисва́ти m (sisváti) Spanish: suazi (es) m Swahili: Kiswazi Swazi: siSwati (ss) Swedish: siSwati Zulu: isiSwazi

Adjective

Swazi (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini, the Swazi people or the Swazi language.

Synonyms

• Eswatinian

Translations

pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini

Czech: svazijský (cs) Finnish: eswatinilainen, swazimaalainen, swazilainen French: swazi (fr) German: swasiländisch (de) Irish: Suasalannach Norwegian: Bokmål: swazilandsk Nynorsk: swazilandsk (nn) Romanian: swazi Spanish: suazilandés (es) Swahili: Kiswazi, Kiswati

pertaining to Swazi people or language

Finnish: swazilainen Irish: Suasach

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code ss, ISO 639-3 code ssw (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Swazi, ssw ⁠

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French

Etymology

From Zulu iSwazi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Swazi m (plural Swazis, feminine Swazie)

1. Swati, Swazi (person)