diff --git a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
index 2958f45..53c56f6 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/dist/ft.vim
@@ -590,23 +590,27 @@
   endif
 enddef
 
-export def FTprogress_asm()
+# These include the leading '%' sign
+var ft_swig_keywords = '^\s*%\%(addmethods\|apply\|beginfile\|clear\|constant\|define\|echo\|enddef\|endoffile\|extend\|feature\|fragment\|ignore\|import\|importfile\|include\|includefile\|inline\|insert\|keyword\|module\|name\|namewarn\|native\|newobject\|parms\|pragma\|rename\|template\|typedef\|typemap\|types\|varargs\|warn\)'
+# This is the start/end of a block that is copied literally to the processor file (C/C++)
+var ft_swig_verbatim_block_start = '^\s*%{'
+
+export def FTi()
   if exists("g:filetype_i")
     exe "setf " .. g:filetype_i
     return
   endif
-  # This function checks for an assembly comment the first ten lines.
+  # This function checks for an assembly comment or a SWIG keyword or verbatim block in the first 50 lines.
   # If not found, assume Progress.
   var lnum = 1
-  while lnum <= 10 && lnum < line('$')
+  while lnum <= 50 && lnum < line('$')
     var line = getline(lnum)
     if line =~ '^\s*;' || line =~ '^\*'
       FTasm()
       return
-    elseif line !~ '^\s*$' || line =~ '^/\*'
-      # Not an empty line: Doesn't look like valid assembly code.
-      # Or it looks like a Progress /* comment
-      break
+    elseif line =~ ft_swig_keywords || line =~ ft_swig_verbatim_block_start
+      setf swig
+      return
     endif
     lnum += 1
   endwhile
diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index b067c70..5e9e015 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -1688,8 +1688,8 @@
 " Progress or CWEB
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.w			call dist#ft#FTprogress_cweb()
 
-" Progress or assembly
-au BufNewFile,BufRead *.i			call dist#ft#FTprogress_asm()
+" Progress or assembly or Swig
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.i			call dist#ft#FTi()
 
 " Progress or Pascal
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.p			call dist#ft#FTprogress_pascal()
@@ -2183,6 +2183,9 @@
 " Swift Intermediate Language or SILE
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.sil			call dist#ft#FTsil()
 
+" Swig
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.swg,*.swig setf swig
+
 " Sysctl
 au BufNewFile,BufRead */etc/sysctl.conf,*/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf	setf sysctl
 
diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/swig.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/swig.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..506c929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/swig.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:	SWIG
+" Maintainer:	Julien Marrec <julien.marrec 'at' gmail com>
+" Last Change:	2023 November 23
+
+" Only do this when not done yet for this buffer
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+  finish
+endif
+let b:did_ftplugin = 1
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setlocal iskeyword<"
+setlocal iskeyword+=%
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/swig.vim b/runtime/syntax/swig.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b626212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/swig.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	SWIG
+" Maintainer:	Julien Marrec <julien.marrec 'at' gmail com>
+" Last Change:	2023 November 23
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" Read the C++ syntax to start with
+runtime! syntax/cpp.vim
+unlet b:current_syntax
+
+" SWIG extentions
+syn keyword swigInclude %include %import %importfile %includefile %module
+
+syn keyword swigMostCommonDirective %alias %apply %beginfile %clear %constant %define %echo %enddef %endoffile
+syn keyword swigMostCommonDirective %extend %feature %director %fragment %ignore  %inline
+syn keyword swigMostCommonDirective %keyword %name %namewarn %native %newobject %parms %pragma
+syn keyword swigMostCommonDirective %rename %template %typedef %typemap %types %varargs
+
+" SWIG: Language specific macros
+syn keyword swigOtherLanguageSpecific %luacode %go_import
+
+syn keyword swigCSharp %csattributes %csconst %csconstvalue %csmethodmodifiers %csnothrowexception
+syn keyword swigCSharp %dconstvalue %dmanifestconst %dmethodmodifiers
+
+syn keyword swigJava %javaconstvalue %javaexception %javamethodmodifiers %javaconst %nojavaexception
+
+syn keyword swigGuile %multiple_values %values_as_list %values_as_vector
+
+syn keyword swigPHP %rinit %rshutdown %minit %mshutdown
+
+syn keyword swigPython %pybinoperator %pybuffer_binary %pybuffer_mutable_binary %pybuffer_mutable_string %pybuffer_string
+syn keyword swigPython %pythonappend %pythonbegin %pythoncode %pythondynamic %pythonnondynamic %pythonprepend
+
+syn keyword swigRuby %markfunc %trackobjects %bang
+syn keyword swigScilab %scilabconst
+
+" SWIG: Insertion
+syn keyword swigInsertSection %insert %begin %runtime %header %wrapper %init
+
+" SWIG: Other directives
+syn keyword swigCstring %cstring_bounded_mutable %cstring_bounded_output %cstring_chunk_output %cstring_input_binary %cstring_mutable
+syn keyword swigCstring %cstring_output_allocate %cstring_output_allocate_size %cstring_output_maxsize %cstring_output_withsize
+syn keyword swigCWstring %cwstring_bounded_mutable %cwstring_bounded_output %cwstring_chunk_output %cwstring_input_binary %cwstring_mutable
+syn keyword swigCWstring %cwstring_output_allocate %cwstring_output_allocate_size %cwstring_output_maxsize %cwstring_output_withsize
+syn keyword swigCMalloc %malloc %calloc %realloc %free %sizeof %allocators
+
+syn keyword swigExceptionHandling %catches %raise %allowexception %exceptionclass %warn %warnfilter %exception
+syn keyword swigContract %contract %aggregate_check
+
+syn keyword swigDirective %addmethods %array_class %array_functions %attribute %attribute2 %attribute2ref
+syn keyword swigDirective %attribute_ref %attributeref %attributestring %attributeval %auto_ptr %callback
+syn keyword swigDirective %delete_array %delobject %extend_smart_pointer %factory %fastdispatch %freefunc %immutable
+syn keyword swigDirective %implicit %implicitconv %interface %interface_custom %interface_impl %intrusive_ptr %intrusive_ptr_no_wrap
+syn keyword swigDirective %mutable %naturalvar %nocallback %nocopyctor %nodefaultctor %nodefaultdtor %nonaturalvar %nonspace
+syn keyword swigDirective %nspace %pointer_cast %pointer_class %pointer_functions %predicate %proxycode
+syn keyword swigDirective %refobject %set_output %shared_ptr %std_comp_methods
+syn keyword swigDirective %std_nodefconst_type %typecheck %typemaps_string %unique_ptr %unrefobject %valuewrapper
+
+syn match swigVerbatimStartEnd "%[{}]"
+
+syn match swigUserDef "%\w\+"
+syn match swigVerbatimMacro "^\s*%#\w\+\%( .*\)\?$"
+
+" SWIG: typemap var and typemap macros (eg: $1, $*1_type, $&n_ltype, $self)
+syn match swigTypeMapVars "\$[*&_a-zA-Z0-9]\+"
+
+" Default highlighting
+hi def link swigInclude Include
+hi def link swigMostCommonDirective Structure
+hi def link swigDirective Macro
+hi def link swigContract swigExceptionHandling
+hi def link swigExceptionHandling Exception
+hi def link swigUserDef Function
+
+hi def link swigCMalloc Statement
+hi def link swigCstring Type
+hi def link swigCWstring Type
+
+hi def link swigCSharp swigOtherLanguageSpecific
+hi def link swigJava swigOtherLanguageSpecific
+hi def link swigGuile swigOtherLanguageSpecific
+hi def link swigPHP swigOtherLanguageSpecific
+hi def link swigPython swigOtherLanguageSpecific
+hi def link swigRuby swigOtherLanguageSpecific
+hi def link swigScilab swigOtherLanguageSpecific
+hi def link swigOtherLanguageSpecific Special
+
+hi def link swigInsertSection PreProc
+
+hi def link swigVerbatimStartEnd Statement
+hi def link swigVerbatimMacro Macro
+
+hi def link swigTypeMapVars SpecialChar
+
+let b:current_syntax = "swig"
+" vim: ts=8