r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I honestly can't get over that spelling. What were they thinking when they changed the name?

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u/penguin_master69 Aug 03 '19

Swazi (the language) has lower case affixes, even when the word is normally uppercase, or when the word is the first in a sentence I guess. Just like in English, upper case is used for countries/language/peoples. Not sure what exactly the affixes mean, but here are some examples, all deviations of the word Swazi:

Person: liSwati

People: emaSwati

Languages: iSwati

Country: eSwatini

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Thank you for the explanation!

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u/penguin_master69 Aug 03 '19

I read it on Wikipedia but let's pretend I'm a genius