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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 |
|---|---|
| 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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