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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|tn|Tswana}}, the stem of {{m|tn|Motswana}}/{{m|tn|Batswana}}/{{m|tn|Setswana}}.
From {{bor|en|tn|Tswana}}, the stem of {{m|tn|Motswana}}/{{m|tn|Batswana}}/{{m|tn|Setswana}}. See {{m|en|Botswana}} for more.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈtswɑːnə/|/ˈswɑːnə/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈtswɑːnə/|/ˈswɑːnə/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tswana.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːnə|s=2}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːnə|s=2}}


===Proper noun===
===Noun===
{{en-proper noun}}
{{en-noun|p}}


# A [[Bantu]] people living in [[Botswana]] and [[South Africa]].
# A [[Bantu]] people living in [[Botswana]] and [[South Africa]].
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#: {{syn|en|Batswana}}
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# The [[Bantu]] [[language]] of these people; [[Setswana]].

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|person/people}} {{l|en|Motswana}}/{{l|en|Batswana}}
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* {{sense|language}} {{l|en|Setswana}}

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====Related terms====
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* {{l|en|Botswana}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|people}}
{{trans-top|people}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|茨瓦納人|sc=Hani}}, {{t|cmn|茨瓦纳人|tr=Cíwǎnàrén|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|茨瓦納人|tr=Cíwǎnàrén}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|tswanat|p}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|tswanat|p}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|tswana|m}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|tswana|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|тсвана}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|тсвана}}
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{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

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# The [[Bantu]] [[language]] of these people; [[Setswana]].
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#: {{syn|en|Setswana}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|language}}
{{trans-top|language}}
* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|Tswana}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|茨瓦納語|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|茨瓦纳语|tr=Cíwǎnàyǔ|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|茨瓦納語|tr=Cíwǎnàyǔ}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Tswana|n}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Tswana|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tswana}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|tswana}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τσουάνα|n-p}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τσουάνα|n-p}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|Tswana Dineʼé bizaad}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|Tswana Dineʼé bizaad}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|tswana|n}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|tswana|n}}
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* Tswana: {{t+|tn|Setswana}}
* Tswana: {{t+|tn|Setswana}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}

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===Related terms===
* {{l|en|Botswana}}


===See also===
===See also===
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* {{anagrams|en|a=aanstw|Wantas|wansta|watsan}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=aanstw|Wantas|wansta|watsan}}


[[Category:English terms with initial /t͡s/]]
{{cln|en|terms with initial /t͡s/}}
[[Category:en:Botswana]]
{{C|en|Botswana|Demonyms|Languages}}
[[Category:en:Demonyms]]
[[Category:en:Languages]]

Latest revision as of 10:37, 27 September 2024

See also: tswana

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Wiktionary
Wiktionary
Tswana edition of Wiktionary

Etymology

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From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Tswana pl (plural only)

  1. A Bantu people living in Botswana and South Africa.
    Synonym: Batswana

Translations

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Proper noun

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Tswana

  1. The Bantu language of these people; Setswana.
    Synonym: Setswana

Translations

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See also

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Anagrams

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