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Swazi

Syllabification: (Swa·zi)
Pronunciation: /ˈswäzē/

Definition of Swazi

noun (plural same or Swazis)

  • 1a member of a people inhabiting Swaziland and parts of eastern Transvaal.
  • a native or inhabitant of Swaziland.
  • 2the Nguni language of the Swazi, an official language in Swaziland and South Africa.

adjective

  • relating to Swaziland, the Swazis, or their language.

Origin:

from the name of Mswati, a 19th-century king of the Swazis

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