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==Description== | |||
Eswatini is home to several languages. Native languages are Swazi, Zulu, Tsonga, Afrikaans, and English. Recent immigrant languages include Chichewa and Southern Sotho. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Eswatini," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Eswatini, accessed 7 Sep 2021.</ref> | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swazi_language '''Swazi'''] - also known as Swati, SiSwati or Siswati. It has 2.5 million speakers and is taught in schools. It is an official language of Eswatini, along with English. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_language '''Zulu'''] - also known as isiZulu | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_language '''Tsonga'''] - also known as Xitsonga | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans '''Afrikaans'''] - | |||
* '''English''' - the medium of communication in schools and in conducting business including the press. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Eswatini," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini#Languages#:~:text=English%20is%20the%20medium%20of%20communication%20in,and%20in%20conducting%20business%20including%20the%20press., accessed 7 Sep 2021.</ref> | |||
* '''Portuguese''' - has been introduced as a third language in the schools. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Eswatini," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini#Languages#:~:text=Portuguese%20has%20been%20introduced%20as%20a%20third%20language%20in%20the%20schools, accessed 7 Sep 2021.</ref> | |||
==Word List(s)== | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |||
==Additional Resources== | |||
== References == | |||
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*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/swati.php Omniglot Swazi Alphabet Pronunciation] | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/swati.php Omniglot Swazi Alphabet Pronunciation] | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Eswatini is home to several languages. Native languages are Swazi, Zulu, Tsonga, Afrikaans, and English. Recent immigrant languages include Chichewa and Southern Sotho. [1]
- Swazi - also known as Swati, SiSwati or Siswati. It has 2.5 million speakers and is taught in schools. It is an official language of Eswatini, along with English.
- Zulu - also known as isiZulu
- Tsonga - also known as Xitsonga
- Afrikaans -
- English - the medium of communication in schools and in conducting business including the press. [2]
- Portuguese - has been introduced as a third language in the schools. [3]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Eswatini," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Eswatini, accessed 7 Sep 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Eswatini," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini#Languages#:~:text=English%20is%20the%20medium%20of%20communication%20in,and%20in%20conducting%20business%20including%20the%20press., accessed 7 Sep 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Eswatini," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini#Languages#:~:text=Portuguese%20has%20been%20introduced%20as%20a%20third%20language%20in%20the%20schools, accessed 7 Sep 2021.