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Swazi

[ swah-zee ]

noun

plural Swazis, (especially collectively) Swazi
  1. a member of a Nguni people of Swaziland and the Republic of South Africa.
  2. the Bantu language of the Swazi.


Swazi

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. -zis-zi a member of a racially mixed people of southern Africa living chiefly in Swaziland, who first formed into a strong political group in the late 19th century
  2. the language of this people: an official language of Swaziland along with English. It belongs to the Niger-Congo family and is closely related to Xhosa and Zulu
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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He was allegedly poisoned in the early hours of Tuesday inside his house in Pretoria by an unnamed "young boy", who Pudemo said was used as an "agent of evil intent by Swazi government".

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Ahead of the vote, some Swazis expressed scepticism that the elections would bring about change, as the parliament cannot criticise or take action against the executive or king.

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The new name of the country is eSwatini, which means “land of the Swazi” in the country’s own language.

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Shake your limbs out for Uncle Waffles, the Swazi disc jockey known as the princess of amapiano, a subgenre of house music that originated in South Africa.

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In 2014, Mr. Maseko and a prominent Swazi journalist were sentenced to two years in prison after publishing articles criticizing the country’s judiciary as lacking independence.

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