Swati

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Swazi. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A tribe in northern Pakistan cis-Indus region of Hazara, originally migrating from the Swat their ancestral homeland.

    "1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Hazara The chief frontier tribes on the border are the cis-Indus Swatis, Hassanzais, Akazais, Chagarzais, Pariari Syads, Madda Khels, Amazais and Umarzais."

  3. 3
    A person of that tribe.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Swati tribe. not-comparable

Synonyms

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eswatinianswazi language

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"1911, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Hazara The chief frontier tribes on the border are the cis-Indus Swatis, Hassanzais, Akazais, Chagarzais, Pariari Syads, Madda Khels, Amazais and Umarzais."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Swazi liSwati.

Etymology 2

From Urdu سواتی (svātī).

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