Swati is spoken in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and parts of South Africa. It is a Bantu language with rich traditions and cultural significance.
Swati (siSwati)
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Classification
Niger-Congo > Bantu
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Speakers
5.5 million
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Script
Roman
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Swaziland, South Africa
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Other names
SiSwati, Swazi
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Also spoken
Lesotho, Mozambique
Swati (siSwati)
Swati is a Bantu language together with other African languages such as Zulu, Kinyarwanda, Swahili and Lingala to name but a few.
Swati is spoken in Swaziland, where is it one of the two official languages alongside English, and in South Africa, where it holds an official status alongside ten other languages.
At Geo Language Services, we provide Swati translations that respect both the language’s formal structure and its deep cultural context, ensuring your message resonates with Swati-speaking audiences.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
Often referred to in English as "Swazi", Swati is closely related to, and mutually intelligible with, Zulu, Ndebele and Xhosa.
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