Swazi
Americannoun
plural
Swazis,plural
Swazi-
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
Example Sentences
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It called on the South African government to take action against Swazi state agents it said were targeting exiled pro-democracy activists "fighting for freedom" .
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
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 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
My mother lied and said I was born in Ka-Ngwane, the semi-sovereign homeland for Swazi people living in South Africa.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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