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The Swazi, Swati or siSwati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Eswatini and South Africa by the Swazi people.
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Alphabet[edit | edit source]
Letter | IPA |
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A a | a~ɑ |
B b | ɓ |
Bh bh | b̥ |
C c | kǀ |
Ch ch | kǀʰ |
D d | d̥ |
Dl dl | ɮ̈ |
Dv dv | d̥v |
Dz dz | d̥z~ɟ̊ɟ |
E e | e |
F f | f |
G g | gʰ |
Gc gc | ɡ̈ǀ |
H h | h |
Hh hh | ɦ |
Hl hl | ɬ |
I i | i |
J j | d͡ʒ̈ |
K k | k̬ʼ |
Kh kh | k |
Kl kl | kɫ |
L l | l |
M m | m/m̤/ɱ |
Mb mb | mb̤ |
N n | n |
Nc nc | ŋǀ/ŋ̈ǀ/ŋkǀ |
Nch nch | ŋkǀʰ |
Ng ng | ŋ̈/ŋɡ |
Ngc ngc | ŋɡ̈ǀ |
O o | ɔ |
P p | pʼ |
Ph ph | pʰ |
Q q | k |
R r | r |
S s | s |
Sh sh | ʃ |
T t | tʼ |
Tf tf | tf̬ |
Th th | tʰ |
Tj tj | t͡ʃʼ |
Ts ts | t͡sʼ/t͡sʰ |
U u | u |
V v | v |
W w | w |
X x | ks |
Y y | j |
Z z | z |
Zh zh | ʒ |
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