What Sets siSwati Apart from isiZulu?
Abstract
A review of the historical and taxonomic contexts of siSwati and isiZulu clarifies the relationship between these languages. Further, identifying and comparing particular linguistic features provides a phonetic and morphological basis for differentiating the languages. Consequent to the comparative analysis, we make an additional claim concerning the relationship between siSwati and isiZulu: that is, the comparative evidence suggests that the current form of siSwati is in fact older than isiZulu.