iSwazi

Zulu

Etymology

After the name of an early chief, Mswati, cognate to Swazi liSwati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íːswaːzi/

Noun

ī́swazi class 5 (plural amáSwazi class 6)

1. Swazi person

Inflection

Class 5/6 (locative eSwazini)

	singular		plural
full form	iSwazi		amaSwazi
simple form	liSwazi		maSwazi
locative	eSwazini		emaSwazini
copulative	yiSwazi		ngamaSwazi
Possessive forms
	singular		plural
	modifier	substantive	modifier	substantive
class 1	weSwazi	oweSwazi	wamaSwazi	owamaSwazi
class 2	beSwazi	abeSwazi	bamaSwazi	abamaSwazi
class 3	weSwazi	oweSwazi	wamaSwazi	owamaSwazi
class 4	yeSwazi	eyeSwazi	yamaSwazi	eyamaSwazi
class 5	leSwazi	eleSwazi	lamaSwazi	elamaSwazi
class 6	eSwazi	aweSwazi	amaSwazi	awamaSwazi
class 7	seSwazi	eseSwazi	samaSwazi	esamaSwazi
class 8	zeSwazi	ezeSwazi	zamaSwazi	ezamaSwazi
class 9	yeSwazi	eyeSwazi	yamaSwazi	eyamaSwazi
class 10	zeSwazi	ezeSwazi	zamaSwazi	ezamaSwazi
class 11	lweSwazi	olweSwazi	lwamaSwazi	olwamaSwazi
class 14	beSwazi	obeSwazi	bamaSwazi	obamaSwazi
class 15	kweSwazi	okweSwazi	kwamaSwazi	okwamaSwazi
class 17	kweSwazi	okweSwazi	kwamaSwazi	okwamaSwazi

Derived terms

• isiSwazi

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-swazi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-swazi (3.2.9.9)”