Setswana/Tswana

Setswana/Tswana is the national language of Botswana. It is a Bantu language, belonging to the Niger-Congo language family and it is written in the Latin Alphabet. The language is also spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Map of Tswana language speakers.

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Basic stats

Total speakers: 4.5 million

Main Countries: Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia

Alternate names: Chuana, Coana, Cuana, Sechuana, Beetjuans

ISO 639-3 Code: tsn

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Language Sample

Batho botlhe ba tsetswe ba gololosegile le go lekalekana ka seriti le ditshwanelo. Ba abetswe go akanya le maikutlo, mme ba tshwanetse go direlana ka mowa wa bokaulengwe.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)

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Some proverbs in Tswana:

Poo, ga di nne pedi mo sakeng
Two bulls can't stay in the same kraal.

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Tswana:

For Consumers

(Coming soon)

For Manufacturers

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Sources

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