Botswana Languages: Difference between revisions
(Added Website) |
m (Text replacement - "\}\}__TOC__\n(={2,6}.*?={2,6})" to "}} $1") |
||
| (28 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{CountrySidebar | |||
|Country=Botswana | |||
|Name=Botswana | |||
|Type=Topic | |||
|Topic Type=Background | |||
|Background=Languages | |||
|Rating=Standardized | |||
}}{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[Botswana Genealogy|Botswana]] | |||
| link2= | |||
| link3= | |||
| link4= | |||
| link5=[[Botswana Languages|Languages]] | |||
}} | |||
==Description== | |||
The official languages of Botswana are '''English''' and '''Tswana'''. | |||
*'''English''' - Inherited from colonial rule and is used for official business and most written communication. | |||
*'''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> | |||
: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: | |||
::Bo, which refers to the country | |||
::Ba, which refers to the people, | |||
::Mo, which is one person, and | |||
::Se which is the language. | |||
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> | |||
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> | |||
*[ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |||
| Afrikaans ||Haillom||Kua || Setswana | |||
|- | |||
| Ani || Herero || Kuhane || Shua | |||
|- | |||
| Birwa || Hua || Kung-Ekoka || Tshuwau | |||
|- | |||
| Chichewa || Ju'hoan || Lozi || Tswapong | |||
|- | |||
| English || Kalanga || Mbukushu || !Xóõ | |||
|- | |||
| Gana || Kgalagadi || Nambya || Yeyi | |||
|- | |||
| Gciriku || Khoekhoe || Naro || Zezuru | |||
|- | |||
| Gwi || Khwedam || Ndebele || isiXhosa | |||
|} | |||
==Word List(s)== | |||
*[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tswana.php Useful phrases in Tswana at Omniglot] | |||
*[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tswana_phrasebook Tswana phrasebook at Wikivoyage] | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Vowels Tswana Language Vowels at Wikipedia] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Consonants Tswana Language Consonants at Wikipedia] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Stress Tswana Language Stress at Wikipedia] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Tone Tswana Language Tone at Wikipedia] | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language#Nouns Nouns at Wikipedia] | |||
*[https://en.glosbe.com/tn/en Dictionary Tswana - English at Glosbe] | |||
*[https://www.ats-group.net/dictionaries/dictionary-english-setswana.html Dictionary between Setswana (Tswana) and English Translation Online at ATS] | |||
*[https://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/botswana/Bw_Setswana_Language_Lessons.pdf An Introduction to the Setswana Language at Peace Corps] | |||
==Additional Resources== | |||
* Bogwasi, Beauty. ''Conversational Setswana : an African laguage from Botswana.'' Maun, Botswana: Beauty Bogwasi, 2012. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/904504167 WorldCat]. | |||
* University of Botswana. ''The sound system of Setswana.'' Gaborone, Botswana: Lightbooks, 2001. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/52493188 WorldCat]. | |||
* 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]. | |||
* 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]. | |||
==References== | |||
<br> | |||
[[Category: Botswana]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 20 March 2024
| Botswana Wiki Topics |
|
| Botswana Beginning Research |
| Record Types |
| Botswana Background |
|
|
|
|
| Local Research Resources |
Description
The official languages of Botswana are English and Tswana.
- English - Inherited from colonial rule and is used for official business and most written communication.
- Tswana - The language of the Tswana people—Setswana—is a country's national language, and is spoken by most of the population. [1]
- 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:
- Bo, which refers to the country
- Ba, which refers to the people,
- Mo, which is one person, and
- Se which is the language.
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.
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: [2]
| Afrikaans | Haillom | Kua | Setswana |
| Ani | Herero | Kuhane | Shua |
| Birwa | Hua | Kung-Ekoka | Tshuwau |
| Chichewa | Ju'hoan | Lozi | Tswapong |
| English | Kalanga | Mbukushu | !Xóõ |
| Gana | Kgalagadi | Nambya | Yeyi |
| Gciriku | Khoekhoe | Naro | Zezuru |
| Gwi | Khwedam | Ndebele | isiXhosa |
Word List(s)
Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Tswana Language Vowels at Wikipedia
- Tswana Language Consonants at Wikipedia
- Tswana Language Stress at Wikipedia
- Tswana Language Tone at Wikipedia
Language Aids and Dictionaries
- Nouns at Wikipedia
- Dictionary Tswana - English at Glosbe
- Dictionary between Setswana (Tswana) and English Translation Online at ATS
- An Introduction to the Setswana Language at Peace Corps
Additional Resources
- Bogwasi, Beauty. Conversational Setswana : an African laguage from Botswana. Maun, Botswana: Beauty Bogwasi, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
- University of Botswana. The sound system of Setswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Lightbooks, 2001. Available at: WorldCat.
- Wookey, Alfred John. Setswana-English phrasebook = Puisanyo ya sekgowa le Setswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Pula Press, 2000. Available at: WorldCat.
- Wookey, Alfred John. Puisanyo ya sekgowa le Setswana : with a short introduction to grammar and a vocabulary. Gaberones: Botswana Book Centre, 1963. Available at: WorldCat.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tswana language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language, accessed 5 April 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Botswana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Botswana, accessed 5 April 2021.