Tswana

Tswana (singular moTswana or Motswana, plural baTswana or Batswana) is the name of a Southern African people, and of its Bantu language.

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In the 19th century, a common spelling and pronunciation was Bechuana, and the area where they lived was known as Bechuanaland.

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• For their Niger-Congo language, which is also known as Setswana, see Tswana language

The modern republic of Botswana, formerly known as the colony of (British) Bechuanaland, is named after this people (Bantu languages often use prefixes, in this case bo-, for grammatical flexions and for word derivations, rather then endings and suffixes as is more usual in Indo-European languages).

Tswana: home state Botswana ►



 

19th century: :Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical)...

Bechuanaland: redirect Bechuanaland Protectorate...