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1 (National)
English
[eng]
1 (National). Statutory national language (2005, Constitution, Article 3(2)). 7,500 in Swaziland (2006).
Swati
[ssw]
1 (National). Statutory national language (2005, Constitution, Article 3(2)). 980,000 in Swaziland (2006). Population total all countries: 2,034,200.
4 (Educational)
Afrikaans
[afr]
4 (Educational). 13,000 in Swaziland (2006).
Zulu
[zul]
4 (Educational). 76,000 in Swaziland (Johnstone 1993).
5 (Dispersed)
Tsonga
[tso]
5 (Dispersed). 19,000 in Swaziland (Johnstone 1993).