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Sizwe

From Xhosa isizwe, "nation, people", shortened to Sizwe as a given name: literally "nation".

Meaning and origin

Sizwe drops the noun augment from isizwe, "nation" or "people", the way many Nguni personal names are clipped from ordinary nouns.

How to pronounce Sizwe

Zulu (South Africa)SEE-zweh /ˈsizwɛ/

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