Swazi
Americannoun
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a member of a Nguni people of Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa.
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the Bantu language of the Swazi.
noun
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a member of a racially mixed people of southern Africa living chiefly in Swaziland, who first formed into a strong political group in the late 19th century
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the language of this people: an official language of Swaziland along with English. It belongs to the Niger-Congo family and is closely related to Xhosa and Zulu
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Shake your limbs out for Uncle Waffles, the Swazi disc jockey known as the princess of amapiano, a subgenre of house music that originated in South Africa.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
The Swazi News Twitter account has shared a video which it says shows nurses demonstrating at the Nhlangano Health Centre in the south of the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2021
“The Healing Song,” a Swazi folk tune he learned from Makeba, initially served as a B-side for “Grazing.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2018
Press photographers were prevented from taking pictures at the scene, said a Swazi journalist who insisted on anonymity for security reasons.
From Time ● Aug. 29, 2015
There was a tremendous advantage in Zeni’s becoming a member of the Swazi royal family: she was immediately granted diplomatic privileges and could visit me virtually at will.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Swazis are normal people with normal worries - people who think about school, getting to work on time, music, relationships and popular culture like everyone else.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2018
Zulus, Swazis, Pondos, Basutos, we die like brothers.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 21, 2017
Many Swazis in rural areas, where the king remains popular, do not have internet access, so Swazi Leaks' impact is likely to be limited.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2014
In September, Swazis elected 55 members of a parliament that answers to the king.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2013
Just at sunset, two days later, one of our Mapors ran in and reported that a small impi of Swazis was coming down the valley.
From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe
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