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Swazis is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Swazis in a sentence

Related words

Swazis | Swazi

Swazis meaning

plural of Swazi

Using Swazis

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Swazi
  • In the example corpus, swazis often appears in combinations such as: the swazis, swazis were.

Context around Swazis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rob 1× armed 1× ethnic 1× traditionally 1×

Often after:

lived 1× joined 1×

Sentence patterns with Swazis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by armed swazis the two 1× by ethnic swazis or that 1× face the swazis 1× inducing the swazis to fight 1× majority of swazis lived 1× swazis were in 1× that the swazis were pillaging 1× the swazis joined the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

between march 8 1× by early march 1× is government out 1× joined by armed 1× on 11 april 1× swaziland has asked 1×

Common sentence endings:

against the boers 1× an initial skirmish 1× and in government 1× borders of swaziland 1× chieftain by sekhukhune 1× face the swazis 1×

Words around Swazis

Just before it in the word index:

swaziland 157 swazibank 3 swazi 63 swayze 27 sways 20 swayoco 3

Just after it in the word index:

swb 5 swbr 2 swc 28 swcd 5 swcnt 4 swd 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Swazis

  • In this selection, "swazis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rob, armed, ethnic, lived and joined stand out and add context to how "swazis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by armed swazis the two and by ethnic swazis or that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "swazis" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with swazis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Is government out to rob Swazis? (6 words)

Swazis were in constant conflict with their neighbors, the Ndwandwes. (10 words)

By early March, Smith-Dorrien noted that the Swazis were pillaging Boer residences. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi kingdom. (31 words)

Between March 8 and 11, about 70 burghers and various women and children chose to surrender to Allenby rather than face the Swazis. (23 words)

On 11 April 1901, Louis Botha corresponded with Kitchener, complaining that British officers were inducing the Swazis to fight against the Boers. (22 words)

Question examples

Is government out to rob Swazis? (6 words)

Example sentences (11)

Is government out to rob Swazis?

This was 'to instil a sense of belonging to all Swazis even outside the current borders of Swaziland'.

Between March 8 and 11, about 70 burghers and various women and children chose to surrender to Allenby rather than face the Swazis.

By early March, Smith-Dorrien noted that the Swazis were pillaging Boer residences.

Joined by armed Swazis, the two regiments were able to capture about 30 Boers in an initial skirmish.

On 11 April 1901, Louis Botha corresponded with Kitchener, complaining that British officers were inducing the Swazis to fight against the Boers.

Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi kingdom.

Swazis were in constant conflict with their neighbors, the Ndwandwes.

The largely urban parties had few ties to the rural areas, where the majority of Swazis lived.

The Swazis joined the war to aid Mampuru, who was ousted from his position of chieftain by Sekhukhune.

Traditionally Swazis have been subsistence farmers and herders, but most now work in the growing urban formal economy and in government.

Common combinations with swazis

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "swazis" in a sentence?
An example: "Is government out to rob Swazis?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "swazis" from authentic English texts.
What does "swazis" mean?
Swazis means: plural of Swazi
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