Swazi

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɑːzɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈswɑzi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swä′zē)

Inflections of 'Swazi' (n):
Swazis
npl (For people only)
Swazi
npl (Can be used as a collective plural for people—e.g. "Swazi have farmed these fields for generations.")

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Swa•zi /ˈswɑzi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -zis, zi. 
  1. [countable] a person born or living in Swaziland.
  2. [uncountable] an official language of Swaziland.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Swa•zi  (swä′zē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zis, (esp. collectively) -zi for 1.
  1. Language Varietiesa member of a Nguni people of Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Bantu language of the Swazi.

'Swazi' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Eswatini - KaNgwane - Nguni - South Africa - Swazi Territory - Xhosa - Zulu

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