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 or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.

Translations

person from Swaziland

• Czech: Svazijec m
• Finnish: swazimaalainen
• 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

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• 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

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• Swahili: Mswati

Proper noun

Swazi (uncountable)

1. A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland 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), 斯威士语 (Sīwēishìyǔ)

• Dutch: Swazi (nl)
• Esperanto: svazia lingvo
• Finnish: swazi (fi)
• French: swati (fr) m
• German: Siswati (de) n
• Indonesian: bahasa (id) Swati
• Irish: Suaisis f
• Italian: swati
• Japanese: スワジ語 (Suwaji-go)
• Korean: 스와티어 (Seuwatieo)
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• 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: idioma (es) suazi (es)
• Swahili: Kiswazi
• Swazi: siSwati (ss)
• Swedish: siSwati
• Zulu: isiSwazi

Adjective

Swazi (not comparable)

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

Translations

pertaining to Swaziland

• Czech: svazijský
• French: swazi (fr)
• German: swasiländisch (de)
• Irish: Suasalannach
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: swazilandsk

  Nynorsk: swazilandsk (nn)

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• Romanian: swazi
• Spanish: suazilandés (es)
• Swahili: Kiswazi, Kiswati

pertaining to Swazi people or language

• Irish: Suasach
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Further reading

• (international standards) language code for [[w:ISO 639:Swazi|]].

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French

Etymology

From Zulu iSwazi.

Noun

Swazi m (plural Swazis, feminine Swazie)

1. Swati, Swazi (person)