swazi

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswɑzi/, [ˈs̠wɑ̝zi] Rhymes: -ɑzi Syllabification(key): swa‧zi Hyphenation(key): swa‧zi === Noun === swazi alternative spelling of swati (“Swazi<qq:language>”) (dated) synonym of eswatinilainen (person living in or originating from Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland). Swazi (person of Swati descent) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== swazilainen Swazimaa == French == === Etymology === From Swaziland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swa.zi/ === Adjective === swazi (feminine swazie, masculine plural swazis, feminine plural swazies) (relational) of Swaziland; Swati, Swazi === Further reading === “swazi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Derived from English Swazi, from Zulu iSwazi, ultimately from Mswati, the regnal name of Mswati II, also known as Mswazi II. During his nineteenth-century reign, the name came to be applied to the people united under his rule. The corresponding Swazi forms are liSwati (“one Swazi person”) and emaSwati (“the Swazi people”); compare siSwati (“the Swazi language”) and eSwatini (“Eswatini”). The deeper etymology of the personal name Mswati is uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk swazi, Danish swazi, Swedish swazi, German Swasi, Dutch Swazi and English Swazi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsʋɑː.sɪ/ Rhymes: -ɑːsɪ Hyphenation: swa‧zi === Noun === swazi m (definite singular swazien, indefinite plural swazier, definite plural swaziene) Swazi; a member of the largest ethnic group in Eswatini Han er swazi og snakker svati. ― He is Swazi and speaks Swati. ==== Usage notes ==== Swazi denotes ethnic identity rather than citizenship. A person from Eswatini regardless of ethnicity is an eswatinier. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “swazi” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “swazi” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “Swazi” in the Oxford English Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === suazi, suázi, swázi, suáti === Noun === swazi m (plural swazis) Swazi; Swati (Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland) === Noun === swazi m or f by sense (plural swazis) Swazi (person from Swaziland) === Adjective === swazi (invariable) Swazi (of or relating to Swaziland) == Seychellois Creole == === Etymology === From French choisir. === Verb === swazi to choose === References === D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN