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| ==Description==
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| The official languages of Botswana are '''English''' and '''Tswana'''.
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| *'''English''' - Inherited from colonial rule and is used for official business and most written communication.
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| *'''Tswana''' - The language of the Tswana people—'''Setswana'''—is a country's national language, and is spoken by most of the population. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tswana language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language, accessed 5 April 2021.</ref>
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| :In '''Setswana''', prefixes are more important than they are in many other languages, since Setswana is a Bantu language and has noun classes denoted by these prefixes. They include:
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| ::Bo, which refers to the country
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| ::Ba, which refers to the people,
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| ::Mo, which is one person, and
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| ::Se which is the language.
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| For example, the main ethnic group of Botswana is the Tswana people, hence the name Botswana for its country. The people as a whole are Batswana, one person is a Motswana, and the language they speak is Setswana.<br><br>
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| Over 20 smaller languages are also spoken. Some of the country's languages are in danger of becoming extinct. Here is a list of the languages in Botswana: <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Botswana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Botswana, accessed 5 April 2021.</ref>
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| | Afrikaans ||Haillom||Kua || Setswana
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| | Ani || Herero || Kuhane || Shua
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| | Birwa || Hua || Kung-Ekoka || Tshuwau
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| | Chichewa || Ju'hoan || Lozi || Tswapong
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| | English || Kalanga || Mbukushu || !Xóõ
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| | Gana || Kgalagadi || Nambya || Yeyi
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| | Gciriku || Khoekhoe || Naro || Zezuru
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| | Gwi || Khwedam || Ndebele || isiXhosa
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| |}
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| ==Word List(s)==
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tswana.php Useful phrases in Tswana at Omniglot]
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| *[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tswana_phrasebook Tswana phrasebook at Wikivoyage]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Vowels Tswana Language Vowels at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Consonants Tswana Language Consonants at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Stress Tswana Language Stress at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Tone Tswana Language Tone at Wikipedia]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Nouns Nouns at Wikipedia]
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| *[https://en.glosbe.com/tn/en Dictionary Tswana - English at Glosbe]
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| *[https://www.ats-group.net/dictionaries/dictionary-english-setswana.html Dictionary between Setswana (Tswana) and English Translation Online at ATS]
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| *[https://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/botswana/Bw_Setswana_Language_Lessons.pdf An Introduction to the Setswana Language at Peace Corps]
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| * Bogwasi, Beauty. ''Conversational Setswana : an African laguage from Botswana.'' Maun, Botswana: Beauty Bogwasi, 2012. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/904504167 WorldCat].
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| * University of Botswana. ''The sound system of Setswana.'' Gaborone, Botswana: Lightbooks, 2001. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/52493188 WorldCat].
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| * Wookey, Alfred John. ''Setswana-English phrasebook = Puisanyo ya sekgowa le Setswana.'' Gaborone, Botswana: Pula Press, 2000. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/70685361 WorldCat].
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| * Wookey, Alfred John. ''Puisanyo ya sekgowa le Setswana : with a short introduction to grammar and a vocabulary.'' Gaberones: Botswana Book Centre, 1963. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/31911554 WorldCat].
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| ==References==
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| | *[http://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Botswana's-Official-Language Learn-Botswana's-Official-Language] |
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