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Babel user information ss-N This user has a native understanding of SiSwati. ss-5 This user has professional knowledge of SiSwati. ss-4 This user has near native speaker knowledge of SiSwati. ss-3 This user has advanced knowledge of SiSwati. ss-2 This user has intermediate knowledge of SiSwati. ss-1 This user has basic knowledge of SiSwati. Users by language

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SiSwati

SiSwati is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is also an official language of Swaziland (along with English). There are 1,194,430 (2.66 %) first language speakers [2001 census data] in South Africa.

SiSwati is a member of the "Nguni" language group, and is most closely related to isiZulu, isiNdebele and isiXhosa.

SisSwati is one of South Africa's minority languages, spoken by only 2.5% of South Africans, or just under 1.3-million people. It is the language of the Swazi nation, spoken mainly in eastern Mpumalanga, an area that borders the Kingdom of Swaziland.

Examples

• Language: Setswana
• Word: Bophirima
• English Version: West
• Description: to, toward, or in the west; one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 270° clockwise from north and 180° from east
• URL: http://www.bilingo.co.za/setswana/bophirima/

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• Language: Setswana
• Word: Boboko
• English Version: brain
• Description: Boboko means “Brain” the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings and activity
• URL: http://www.bilingo.co.za/setswana/boboko/

Further reading

• Author: Bilingo SA
• Website: http://www.bilingo.co.za
• Slogan: Bilingo Multilingual South African Dictionary

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• Bilingo is an exciting new South African dictionary. Suitable for school, home and work, this valuable online resource offers a unique opportunity for anyone to broaden their vocabulary and to learn about South Africa's languages.

Countries

Kingdom of Lesotho - República de Moçambique - Umbuso weSwatini