sswTechnical information about ISO 639 language code ssw
The table below provides technical details for the Swati language, designated by the ssw code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Swati Native SiSwati |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | HhohhoLubomboManziniShiselweni |
| Related languages | ZuluXhosaSouthern NdebeleNorthern Ndebele |
| Key facts | Swati is a tonal language with high and low pitch distinctionsIt has a noun-class system with over a dozen classes marked on nouns and agreement markersThe sound inventory includes click consonants borrowed from Khoisan languagesModern Swati orthography is Latin-based and employs extra diacritics for certain consonantsLoanwords from Afrikaans and English are common in everyday speech |
| Sample phrase | Sawubona, unjani? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Swati language, identified by the code ssw, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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