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Tswana language

Setswana, also known by its native name Tswana, is a Bantu language indigenous to Southern Africa and spoken by about 8.2 million people. It is closely related to the Sepedi and Sesotho languages, as well as the Sekgaladi and likely the Silozi language.

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Dialects
Barolong · Bahurutshe · Bakwena · Balete · Bamelete
Ethnicity
Tswana people
Glottolog
tswa1253
ISO 639-1
tn
ISO 639-2
tsn
ISO 639-3
tsn

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Tswana language

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples55
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
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Tswana language

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related to External links · 17
Tswana language → About Setswana, An Introduction, Archived, E-books, Grammar Handbook, June, Literacy, March, Peace Corps Botswana, Peace Corps Language Handbook, Retrieved, Series, Setswana, Setswana LanguageSetswana, South Africa, The, Unite
Dialects · 14
Tswana language → Bahurutshe, Bakgatla, Bakwena, Balete, Bamelete, Bangwaketse, Bangwatu, Barolong, Batawana, Bathlahaping, Bathlaro, Batlhaping, Batlharo, Pretoria Sotho
Language family · 9
Tswana language → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana, BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana, BantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana, Setswana, Sotho–TswanaSetswana, Southern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana, Southern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana
Native to · 3
Tswana language → Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Recognised minority language in · 3
Tswana language → Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Ethnicity · 1
Tswana language → Tswana people
Glottolog · 1
Tswana language → tswa1253
ISO 639-1 · 1
Tswana language → tn
ISO 639-2 · 1
Tswana language → tsn
ISO 639-3 · 1
Tswana language → tsn

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setswana language also south found botswana zimbabwe tswana africa speakers nouns consonants batlhaping first namibia grammar people sepedi sesotho tones

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Tswana languageDialectsBarolong1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBahurutshe1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBakwena1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBalete1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBamelete1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBangwaketse1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBangwatu1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBakgatla1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBatawana1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBatlharo1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBatlhaping1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBathlahaping1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsBathlaro1.00infobox
Tswana languageDialectsPretoria Sotho1.00infobox
Tswana languageEthnicityTswana people1.00infobox
Tswana languageGlottologtswa12531.00infobox
Tswana languageISO 639-1tn1.00infobox
Tswana languageISO 639-2tsn1.00infobox
Tswana languageISO 639-3tsn1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familyBantuSouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familySouthern BantuSotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familySotho–TswanaSetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLanguage familySetswana1.00infobox
Tswana languageLinguasphere99-AUT-eg1.00infobox
Tswana languageNative speakers(1.1 million in Botswana cited 1993) unknown numbers in Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.1.00infobox

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