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    Swazi language (redirect from SiSwati)
    Swazi or siSwati is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and South Africa by the Swati people. The number of speakers...
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  • Sugiarti (later Sugiarti Siswati) (died May 1987) was an Indonesian writer from Klaten who came of age during the Indonesian Revolution. In 1947 she was...
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  • African novelist, short-story author, poet and educator who writes in Siswati. He was born at a farm called KaMagwamazi in Chief Albert Luthuli's Carolina...
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    official languages. The native language is Siswati. Recent immigrant languages include Chichewa, Tsonga, Zulu. Siswati, a Southern Bantu language, is the native...
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    of Swati descent in South Africa are typically identifiable by speaking siSwati, or a dialect of that language. There are also many Swati migrants in South...
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    composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The prevalent language is Swazi (siSwati in native form). The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century...
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    River in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The name Sabie is derived from the siSwati word "Ulusaba" which means "fearful river" because the river was once teeming...
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  • Several braille alphabets are used in South Africa. For English, Unified English Braille has been adopted. Nine other languages have been written in braille:...
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    English 8.7%, Sepedi 10.0%, Setswana 8.3%, Sesotho 7.8%, Xitsonga 4.7%, siSwati 2.8%, Tshivenda 2.5%, isiNdebele 1.7% and South African Sign Language....
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    worked on education issues in rural areas. He learned to speak Zulu and Siswati. He wrote a book, titled Power Lines, about his experiences there. Carter...
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    spiritual role to the Swazi Royal Family. The country's official languages are Siswati (a language related to Zulu) and English. Government and commercial business...
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    vik’ip’edia) Mingrelian Geor xmf 33 12 June 2011 Swazi Wikipedia Wikipedia siSwati Swazi Latn ss 33 Unknown date Xhosa Wikipedia Wikipedia isiXhosa Xhosa...
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    419 12.39 English 3,047 0.35 Sesotho 157,263 18.32 Xitsonga 62,157 7.24 siSwati 8,696 1.01 Tshivenda 29,498 3.44 isiNdebele 2,801 0.33 Other 2,531 0.29...
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    50% Sign language 11,891 0.26% isiNdebele 8,225 0.18% Sepedi 5,642 0.12% siSwati 4,056 0.09% Tshivenda 2,847 0.06% Xitsonga 2,268 0.05% Sign language 5...
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    Southern Bantu languages (such as Sesotho, Setswana, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, SiSwati, SiPhuthi, Xitsonga, EMakhuwa, ChiNgoni, SiLozi, and Tshivenḓa). It is...
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  • Anthem Competition'. Firstly, a local competition for suitable lyrics in siSwati was held, then a competition for the best musical settings was advertised...
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    specifically. The official languages of the Republic are Sepedi Sesotho Setswana siSwati Tshivenda Xitsonga Afrikaans English isiNdebele isiXhosa and isiZulu. Recognising...
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    "walk" while famba-famba means "walk around". Example 2: in isiZulu and SiSwati hamba means "go", hambahamba means "go a little bit, but not much". Example...
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    Setswana 1,312 0.43 English 100,375 33.25 Sesotho 1,469 0.49 Xitsonga 291 0.10 SiSwati 171 0.06 Tshivenda 390 0.13 IsiNdebele 1,183 0.39 Other 10,469 3.35...
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    by a tsetse fly. The hamlet was officially renamed in 2005 to Emjejane (SiSwati) after late Chief Mjejane Ngomane. "Main Place Emjejane". Census 2011....
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    7%, Xitsonga: 7.0%, IsiXhosa: 6.7%, IsiNdebele: 3.1%, Tshivenda: 2.4%, SiSwati: 0.9%, South African Sign Language: 0.02%, Other languages: 4.3%. 86.1%...
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    eleven official languages of South Africa (i.e., Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu and English)...
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    Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Mbombela is a siSwati word meaning "a lot of people in a small space". At the time of the 2016...
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    the river was named iLigwa (Sindebele), Ikwa or Igwa (isiZulu), ilikwa (siSwati), lekwa (Sesotho), or cuoa by the Khoikhoi, all referring to the plain...
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    seat of Ehlanzeni is Mbombela. The majority of its 944 665 people speak SiSwati (2001 Census). The district code is DC32. Ehlanzeni is surrounded by: Mopani...
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    original (PDF) on 22 December 2018. Corum, Claudia W. (March 19, 1985). "Siswati: Special Skills Handbook". The Corps – via Google Books. Fleischer, Anthony...
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    (literally "She-Elephant", pl. tiNdlovukati; also spelled Indlovukazi) is the siSwati title for the female monarch of Eswatini. The title is given preferentially...
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    Reserve is named after the knobthorn tree which is known as mkhaya in siSwati. Mkhaya is staffed and patrolled entirely by local Swazi people. All travel...
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    people are composed of various Nguni clans who speak the Nguni language siSwati. These people mostly reside in Eswatini and South Africa. Presently, Swazi...
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    closest border crossing to South Africa is Ngwenya-Oshoek, and though siSwati is the primary language, English is widespread. Mbabane, and Eswatini itself...
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