Etymology

Swazi

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Today it means: A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa. Full definition →

Zulu iSwazi ← Swazi liSwati
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  1. Swazi · derived fromliSwati
  2. Zulu · derived fromiSwazi
  3. English todaySwazi

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

Words from the same roots

SwaziliSwati all →

Swati

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.