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Swazi |
Tsonga |
Zulu |
| Swazi |
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| Indigenous Group |
Swazi (Also known as: Hlubi, Tekela, Swati, Tekeza) |
| Location |
Swaziland, in the mountains of Lubombo in the east. |
| Estimated Population |
980,000 (2004, TLFQ) |
| Environment |
Mountain / Midland / Plateau / Plain / Tropical / Arid |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Mining / Paid Labor |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Swati (Bantu language of the Nguni Group)
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Nguni
Alternate names: SiSwati, SiSwati, Seswati, Swazi, Isiswazi, Siswati, Tekela, Tekeza
Dialects: Baca, Hlubi, Phuthi |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue, Swati a language of Swaziland
CIA World Factbook, Swaziland
TLFQ, Kingdom of Swaziland
Swazi Culture: An Annotated Bibliography
International Museum of Women, A Glimpse into celebrating Women
Joshua Project, Swazi, Tekeza of Swaziland
Swaziland Tourism, The Swazi Cultural Village
Swaziland Environment Action Plan (SEAP)
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| NGOs |
Yonge Nawe
UNDP Swaziland
SOS Children, Villages Worldwide
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