Eswatini
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Afrikaans
[afr] Scattered. Users: 14,000 in Eswatini (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
Chichewa
[nya] Users: 5,700 in Eswatini (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Chewa-Nyanja (N.31).
English
[eng] Users: 68,500 in Eswatini, all users. L1 users: 16,500 in Eswatini (2019). L2 users: 52,000 (2019). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2005, Constitution, Article 3(2)). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Hindi
[hin] Users: 8,200 in Eswatini (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.
Sotho, Southern
[sot] Users: 5,400 in Eswatini (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Sotho-Tswana (S.33).
Swati
[ssw] Users: 960,000 in Eswatini (2019). Total users in all countries: 4,714,500 (as L1: 2,314,500; as L2: 2,400,000). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2005, Constitution, Article 3(2)). Alternate Names: Isiswazi, Ngwane, Phuthi, Swazi, Tekela, Tekeza. Autonym: siSwati. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Nguni (S.43).
Tsonga
[tso] Scattered. Users: 23,500 in Eswatini (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Changana, Shitsonga, Vatsonga, Xichangana, Xitsonga. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Tswa-Rhonga (S.53).
Zulu
[zul] Scattered. Users: 94,000 in Eswatini (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Isizulu, Zunda. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Nguni (S.42).