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Swati

Swati is the alternative spelling of Swazi.

Noun

Swati (plural Swatis)

  1. A tribe in northern Pakistan cis-Indus region of Hazara, originally migrating from the Swat their ancestral homeland.
    • The chief frontier tribes on the border are the cis-Indus Swatis, Hassanzais, Akazais, Chagarzais, Pariari Syads, Madda Khels, Amazais and Umarzais.1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Hazara
  2. A person of that tribe.

Meaning of Swazi

Noun

Swazi (plural Swazis or Swazi)

  1. A person from Swaziland/Eswatini or of Swazi/Swati descent originally migrating from Central Africa.
    • Going global would also help them live off their passion. Mzimandze expresses her optimism, explaining that “as Swazis we’re working on developing this Swazi pop sound.”2017 January 11, “Why music celebrities in Swaziland have day jobs”, in CNN

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Adjective

Swati (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Swati tribe.

Forms of Swati

pluralSwatis
pluralSwati

Origin of Swati

From Swazi liSwati.

From Urdu سواتی (svātī).

Questions about Swati

What does Swati mean?
Swati means a tribe in northern Pakistan cis-Indus region of Hazara, originally migrating from the Swat their ancestral homeland.
What is Swati the alternative spelling of?
Swati is the alternative spelling of Swazi.
What part of speech is Swati?
Swati can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Swati?
The plural of Swati is Swatis.

Words near Swati in the dictionary

  1. swathing
  2. swathings
  3. swaths
  4. Swathwick
  5. swathy
  6. Swati
  7. Swatis
  8. Swatow
  9. swats
  10. swatted
  11. swatter

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Swati (page history and authors); Swazi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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