Swaziとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Sarawat, Swati

語源

From Zulu iSwazi, after the name of an early chief, Mswati. The alternative forms come from Swazi liSwati.

名詞

Swazi (plural Swazis or Swazi)

1. A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.
   • 2017 January 11, “Why music celebrities in Swaziland have day jobs”, in CNN‎:

     Going global would also help them live off their passion. Mzimandze expresses her optimism, explaining that “as Swazis we’re working on developing this Swazi pop sound.”

固有名詞

Swazi (uncountable)

1. A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to it.

参考

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Swazi terms

形容詞

Swazi (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Swaziland/Eswatini, the Swazi people or the Swazi language.

同意語

• Eswatinian

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code ss, ISO 639-3 code ssw (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Swazi, ssw ⁠