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Swazi

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Also known as Swati, siSwati, Swazi language

language of the Swazi people

AI overview

Swazi is the language spoken by the Swazi people, an ethnic group primarily from southern Africa. It matters as an important part of the cultural identity and heritage of the Swazi community and is widely used in daily life and education in their regions.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Subclass of
Nguni
Country
Mozambique
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topic's main category
Category:Swazi language
Commons category
Swazi language
Wikimedia language code
ss
writing system
Latin script
number of speakers, writers, or signers
2034200
native label
Siswati
indigenous to
Mozambique
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Encyclopedic overview

Geographical distribution of Swati in South Africa: proportion of the population that speaks Swati at home.   0–20%

20–40%

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swazi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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