adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/swɑː.zi/
/swɒ.zi/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini, the Swazi people or the Swazi language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Swaziland or its people or their language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a Bantu language closely related to Zulu
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Nguni
6
noun
Meaning 6
a member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
From Zulu iSwazi, after the name of an early chief, Mswati. The alternative forms come from Swazi liSwati.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
suazilandés
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Czech:
svazijský
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Dutch:
Swazisch
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Finnish:
eswatinilainen
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Finnish:
swazimaalainen
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Finnish:
swazilainen
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
French:
swazi
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
German:
swasiländisch
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Irish:
Suasalannach
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Norwegian Bokmål:
swazilandsk
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Norwegian Nynorsk:
swazilandsk
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Romanian:
swazi
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Spanish:
suazilandés
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Swahili:
Kiswazi
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Swahili:
Kiswati
— pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini
Finnish:
swazilainen
— pertaining to Swazi people or language
Irish:
Suasach
— pertaining to Swazi people or language
Afrikaans:
swazi
— Bantu language
Breton:
swatieg
— Bantu language
Bulgarian:
сва́зи
(svázi)
— Bantu language
Cherokee:
ᏍᏩᏘ
(swati)
— Bantu language
Chinese Mandarin:
斯威士語 /斯威士语
(Sīwēishìyǔ)
— Bantu language
Chinese Mandarin:
史瓦帝語 /史瓦帝语
(Shǐwǎdìyǔ)
— Bantu language
Dutch:
Swazi
— Bantu language
Esperanto:
svazia lingvo
— Bantu language
Finnish:
swazi
— Bantu language
French:
swati
— Bantu language
German:
Siswati
— Bantu language
Indonesian:
bahasa Swati
— Bantu language
Irish:
Suaisis
— Bantu language
Italian:
swati
— Bantu language
Japanese:
スワジ語
(Suwaji-go)
— Bantu language
Korean:
스와티어
(Seuwati-eo)
— Bantu language
Ligurian:
siSwati
— Bantu language
Macedonian:
свати
(svati)
— Bantu language
Navajo:
Swáazi Dineʼé bizaad
— Bantu language
Norwegian Bokmål:
swati
— Bantu language
Norwegian Bokmål:
swazi
— Bantu language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
swati
— Bantu language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
swazi
— Bantu language
Polish:
suazi
— Bantu language
Portuguese:
suázi
— Bantu language
Romanian:
swati
— Bantu language
Russian:
сва́ти
(sváti)
— Bantu language
Russian:
сва́зи
(svázi)
— Bantu language
Russian:
сисва́ти
(sisváti)
— Bantu language
Spanish:
suazi
— Bantu language
Swahili:
Kiswazi
— Bantu language
Swazi:
siSwati
— Bantu language
Swedish:
siSwati
— Bantu language
Zulu:
isiSwazi
— Bantu language
Asturian:
suazilandés
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Asturian:
suazilandesa
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Czech:
Svazijec
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Dutch:
Swazi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Dutch:
Swazische
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Finnish:
eswatinilainen
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
French:
Swazi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
German:
Swasi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Irish:
Suasach
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Irish:
Suasalannach
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Norwegian Bokmål:
swazilender
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Norwegian Bokmål:
swazilending
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Norwegian Nynorsk:
swazilendar
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Norwegian Nynorsk:
swazilending
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Portuguese:
suázi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Romanian:
swazi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Russian:
сва́зи
(svázi)
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Russian:
сва́ти
(sváti)
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Russian:
сисва́ти
(sisváti)
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Spanish:
suazi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Spanish:
suazilandés
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Swahili:
Mswazi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Swazi:
siSwati
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Turkish:
Svazilandlı
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Zulu:
iSwazi
— person from Swaziland/Eswatini
Dutch:
Swazi
— person of Swazi descent
Finnish:
swazi
— person of Swazi descent
Irish:
Suasach
— person of Swazi descent
Irish:
Suasalannach
— person of Swazi descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
swazi
— person of Swazi descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
swazi
— person of Swazi descent
