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Preferred term

sswSwati  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Swazi or Swati language ( , ) is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 3 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools in Mpumalanga and KaNgwane areas. Swazi is an official language of Swaziland, (along with English), and is also one of the eleven official languages of South Africa.

Entry terms

  • Swazi language

ISO 639-1 code

  • ss

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • ssw

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • ssw

ISO 639-3 code

  • ssw

Notation

  • ssw

In other languages

  • swati

    French

  • Swati
  • Swazi

    German

  • Siswati
  • swati

    Italian

  • Lingua swati
  • swati

    Portuguese

  • Língua suázi
  • siswati

    Spanish

  • Idioma suazi

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ssw

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