Swazi

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See also: swazi and swázi

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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.

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Proper noun

Swazi (uncountable)

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

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Adjective

Swazi (not comparable)

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

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Etymology

From Zulu iSwazi.

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Noun

Swazi m (plural Swazis, feminine Swazie)

  1. Swati, Swazi (person)