Safeguarding Swazi Way of Life

The prime aim of this study is to give evidence that Swazi oral literature (narratives, poetry, drama, proverbs and idioms, and riddles) has been used to preserve and promote the culture of the Swazi people. Nowadays, Swazi oral literature has been written in a drive to safe-guard the culture of the people of the Swazi society. The traditional life of the emaSwati just like their oral literature has been passed through the generations orally. The study focuses mainly on Swazi oral literature that has traces of traditional life of the Swazi people. The genres of oral literature explored in this study are: prose, drama and poetry. Proverbs and idioms, and riddles with bits of Swazi culture are also discussed in this chapter. The chapter concludes by giving recommendations about other possible ways in which could be done to preserve and promote the culture of the Swazi people.