Eswatini Languages
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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. [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. About 76,000 people in the country speak Zulu. [2]
- Tsonga - also known as Xitsonga. Tsonga is spoken by about 19,000 people in Eswatini. [3]
- Afrikaans - Afrikaans is spoken by 13,000 people in Eswatini. [4]
- English - the medium of communication in schools and in conducting business including the press. [5]
- Portuguese - has been introduced as a third language in the schools. [6]
Word List(s)
- Swizi Phrasebook - Wiki Voyage
- 21 Essential SiSwati Phrases You'll Need in eSwatini - Culture Trip
- Useful phrases in Swati - Omniglot
- Zulu Phrases - Wikipedia
- Useful Zulu phrases - Omniglot
- Useful phrases in Tsonga - Omniglot
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
- Swazi Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
- Zulu Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
- Zulu Latin Script Alphabet - Wikipedia
- Zulu alphabet - Omniglot
- Tsonga Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
- Tsonga Alphabet - Omniglot
- Afrikaans Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
Pronunciation
- Swati Pronunciation - Omniglot
- Zulu Pronunciation - Omniglot
- Tsonga Pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
- M J Whelton, SiSwati-English dictionary, Centurion [South Africa] : RedOystor Media (Pty) Ltd in partnership with Print Hub (Pty) Ltd - Swaziland, 2016 - Available at WorldCat
- D K Rycroft, Concise siSwati dictionary : siSwati-English/English-siSwati, Pretoria : J.L. van Schaik, 1995 - Available at WorldCat
- G R Dent & C L Sibusiso Nyembezi, Scholar's Zulu dictionary : English-Zulu, Zulu-English, Pietermaritzburg : Shuter and Shooter, 2009 - Available at WorldCat
- James Perrin, Perrins' English-Zulu dictionary, Natal, P. Davis & Sons, 1917 - Available at WorldCat
- R Cuenod, Tsonga-English dictionary, Braamfontein : Sasavona Publishers & Booksellers, 1991 - Available at WorldCat
- Ch W Chatelain, Pocket dictionary : English-Tsonga, Tsonga-English, Johannesburg, S.A. : Swiss Mission in South Africa, 1960 - Available at WorldCat
- Abel Coetzee, Dictionary Afrikaans-English, English-Afrikaans, Johannesburg u.a. : Collins, 1981 - Available at WorldCat
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Swati - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Zulu - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Tsonga - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Afrikaans - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Swazi Nouns and Verbs - Wikipedia
- Tsonga Verbs and Nouns - Wikipedia
Additional Resources
References
- ↑ 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=About%2076%2C000%C2%A0people%20in%20the%20country%20speak%20Zulu., accessed 7 Sep 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Eswatini," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini#Languages#:~:text=spoken%20by%20about%2019%2C000%C2%A0people%20in%20Eswatini, accessed 7 Sep 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Eswatini," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Eswatini#:~:text=Afrikaans%2C%20another%20official%20language%20of%20South%20Africa,Dutch%2C%20is%20spoken%20by%2013%2C000%C2%A0people%20in%20Eswatini., 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.