Setswana

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1. Setswana - Noun

2. Setswana - Proper noun

Meaning

the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana

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Besides referring to the language of the dominant people groups in Botswana, Setswana is the adjective used to describe the rich cultural traditions of the Batswana—whether construed as members of the Tswana ethnic groups or of all citizens of Botswana. Source: Internet

More often than not, the two-man Setswana desk was tasked with translating the English version of the State of the Nation Address and Budget Speech to Setswana. Source: Internet

Most languages are best known in English without the class prefix (Swahili, Tswana, Ndebele), but are sometimes seen with the (language-specific) prefix (Kiswahili, Setswana, Sindebele). Source: Internet

The Tswana language, Setswana, is a language spoken in southern Africa by about five million people. Source: Internet

“The current crop of youth who speak various local languages are not able to speak their mother languages as they seem to shun such languages in preference to Setswana and English which are regarded as the only official languages,” he said. Source: Internet

In Setswana, prefixes are more important than they are in many other languages. Source: Internet

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