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SiSwati belongs to the Bantu languages group under the Nguni family of languages. It is mainly spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by around 1.5 million speakers. Swaziland recognizes SiSwati as its official language along with English, it is also recognized as one of the national languages of South Africa.

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• SiSwati is frequently referred to as Swazi which indicates influence of the Zulu language that is spoken by many SiSwati speakers. 
  

• SiSwati is closely related with Phuthi which is a Tekela Nguni language. It is spoken in southern areas of Lesotho and also in South Africa's north Eastern Cape Province. Other languages with which SiSwati shares close relations are the Zunda Nguni languages, Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.
  

• The language is spoken in various dialects which can be divided into four groups that correspond to Swaziland's four administrative regions - Lubombo, Hhohho, Shiselweni, and Manzini.
  

• Furthermore there are two varieties of SiSwati. They are the standard, prestige variety which is spoken primarily in the central, northern, and southwestern areas of the country. The other variety which is less prestigious is spoken elsewhere. The prestige variety is characterized by a slow and heavily stressed enunciation.
  

• The version of SiSwati spoken in the far south of the country is considerably influenced by iSiZulu. This variation is not regarded as proper SiSwati by many Swazis. Moreover, there is a substantial population of SiSwati speakers in South Africa living primarily in the Mpumalanga province and Soweto, who according to SiSwati-speakers of Swaziland, do not speak the standard form of the language.
  

• The written form of SiSwati was codified for the first time by European missionaries between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. However, written material in SiSwati was limited to religious purposes till the country gained independence in 1968. After that the government provided a much needed boost towards developing the written form of the language. Books written in SiSwati, including literary works and school books increased substantially.

• SiSwati is taught in the schools of Swaziland, as well as in some schools of South Africa, especially those which are situated in the KaNgwane and Mpumalanga areas.  
  

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