eSwatini
Eswatini
Usage
Landlocked kingdom in southern Africa between South Africa and Mozambique; the name changed from Swaziland in 2018
Grammar Note
The country name. The initial e- is part of the name and is always written with a lowercase e: eSwatini.
Mbabane
Usage
The administrative capital of Eswatini, a hill town in the Hhohho Region
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Manzini
Usage
The largest commercial city in the country, with a big market and many bus and minibus services
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Lobamba
Usage
The royal and legislative capital; the national museum is here
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Nhlangano
Usage
A town in the southern Shiselweni Region, close to the South African border
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Siteki
Usage
A town in the eastern Lubombo Region, below the Lubombo mountains
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Piggs Peak
Usage
A town in the northern Hhohho Region with a gold-mining past, near waterfalls and a large lake
Grammar Note
Written as on English-language signs.
Matsapha
Usage
An industrial town near Manzini, where the former airport is located
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Ezulwini
Ezulwini Valley
Usage
The valley between Mbabane and Manzini, the main tourist area, with hotels and nature reserves
Grammar Note
Spelled as on signs. ezulwini means "in heaven", so the valley is also called the Valley of Heaven.
Mlilwane
Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
Usage
A reserve in the Ezulwini Valley with hippos and zebras, explored on foot or by bike
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Malolotja
Malolotja Nature Reserve
Usage
A mountain nature reserve in the north-west known for hiking trails and waterfalls
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Hlane
Hlane Royal National Park
Usage
A lowveld national park where you can see lions, elephants and rhinos
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Mkhaya
Mkhaya Game Reserve
Usage
A reserve known for protecting rhinos; visits are by guided safari
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Sibebe
Sibebe Rock
Usage
A huge granite dome near Mbabane, popular for hiking
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Mantenga
Mantenga Nature Reserve
Usage
A reserve in the Ezulwini Valley with a waterfall and a cultural village showing traditional life
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Phophonyane
Phophonyane Falls
Usage
A waterfall and nature reserve near Piggs Peak
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Ngwenya
Usage
The name of a border post with South Africa; one of the oldest known mines in the world is nearby
Grammar Note
ngwenya is also the word for "crocodile"; the place name is spelled the same.
Lavumisa
Usage
A border post with South Africa in the south
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Lomahasha
Usage
The border post with Mozambique
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Sandlane
Usage
One of the border posts with South Africa
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Mhlume
Usage
A sugar-cane town in the eastern lowveld
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Simunye
Usage
A sugar-cane town in the Lubombo Region
Grammar Note
A proper noun. simunye also means "as one, together".
Big Bend
Usage
A sugar-cane town in the Lubombo Region, always called by its English name
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Mankayane
Usage
A town in the central-west of the country
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Hluti
Usage
A town in the southern Shiselweni Region
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Hlatikhulu
Usage
A town in the Shiselweni Region
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Kubuta
Usage
A town in the Shiselweni Region
Grammar Note
A proper noun. It is spelled like the ordinary word kubuta ("to ask"), so tell the two apart by context.
Sidvokodvo
Usage
A railway junction town south of Manzini
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Malkerns
Malkerns Valley
Usage
A valley near Manzini known for farms, craft shops and cafes
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Mhlambanyatsi
Usage
A town south-east of Mbabane in a forestry and farming area
Grammar Note
The sign spelling.
Maguga
Maguga Dam
Usage
A large dam on the Komati River in the north-west
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Emlembe
Usage
The highest peak in the country, in the north-west near the South African border
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Hhohho
Hhohho Region
Usage
The north-western region, home to Mbabane
Grammar Note
A region name. The digraph hh spells a breathy sound: Hhohho.
Lubombo
Lubombo Region
Usage
The eastern region, with Siteki and the lowveld sugar-cane belt
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Shiselweni
Shiselweni Region
Usage
The southern region, with towns such as Nhlangano
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Komati
Komati River
Usage
A river in the north that flows on towards Mozambique
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Lusutfu
Lusutfu River
Usage
The largest river in the country, also called the Great Usutu
Grammar Note
The Siswati name of the river. Note the spelling tf.
Mbuluzi
Mbuluzi River
Usage
A river in the north-eastern lowveld
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
King Mswati III International Airport
Usage
The main airport, at Sikhuphe in the Lubombo Region
Grammar Note
Used by its English official name.
Mbombela
Mbombela (Nelspruit)
Usage
The capital of South Africa's Mpumalanga province, reachable from Mbabane across the border
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Barberton
Usage
A town on the South African side, not far from the north-western border
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Piet Retief
Usage
A town on the South African side, close to the south-west border
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Komatipoort
Usage
A South African town on the border with Mozambique
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
Kruger National Park
Usage
A large South African national park that can be reached from Eswatini
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
eJozi
Johannesburg
Usage
The everyday name form for Johannesburg, a big city where many people from Eswatini go to work
Grammar Note
eJozi is the locative of Jozi, the nickname of Johannesburg.
Maputo
Usage
The capital of Mozambique, reached from Mbabane across the border
Grammar Note
A proper noun written as on signs, maps and official documents.
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