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Swati (also known as siSwati and Swazi) is a Bantu language spoken in Swaziland and South Africa. It has 1.5 million speakers and is taught in schools. It is an official language of Swaziland (along with English) and one of the 11 official languages of South Africa.


The Language Code is ss resp. ssw (ISO 639).


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H-Africa - Swaziland Bibliography (12811 words)
SiSwati and English novels, though not annotated, capture the stories of the life and times of the Swazis in a fictional way and they have been listed to retain the completeness of culture.
A considerable number of SiSwati speakers are also found in surrounding South Africa and this has resulted in a sizeable volume of culture materials from the later.
SIBIYA, A.K. An elementary course in siSwati / by A.K. Sibiya.
H-Africa - Swaziland Bibliography (12803 words)
Analyses the way in which siSwati speakers decode phonological intelligibility into observable phonetic facts and resultant applications in teaching French as a foreign language in Swaziland.
Notes that while siSwati is the vehicle for the transmission of Swazi culture it has not kept pace with the demands made on it by development.
Notes that while siSwati and English are official languages in Swaziland, English serves as the vehicle for education and economic development.
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