Tswana
Americannoun
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a member of a numerous people of Botswana and neighboring parts of South Africa.
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the language of the Tswana, a Bantu language.
noun
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a member of a mixed Negroid and Bushman people of the Sotho group of southern Africa, living chiefly in Botswana
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the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family: the principal language of Botswana
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The first was called "Mosi", which means "smoke" in South Africa's Tswana language, and took place in 2019 with little fanfare.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
The title comes from a Tswana proverb: If the good doctor can’t cure you, find the less good doctor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
It’s a fitting ritual for a show in which Africa is celebrated and there are six indigenous languages sung and spoken: Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana and Congolese.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
“I’ve done flamenco, Zulu dance, West African dance, and now I’m learning the dance of my own Tswana culture,” Ms. Masilo said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2016
If you spoke to me in Tswana, I replied to you in Tswana.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
By threatening to reject independence, Chief Mangope persuaded Pretoria to grant Tswanas who do not want homeland citizenship permanent residence in South Africa, where they will at least have access to jobs.
From Time Magazine Archive
I would refute it by noting that the presidents of the ANC have been Zulus, Basotho, Pedis, and Tswanas, and the executive has always been a mixture of tribal groups.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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