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Description[edit | edit source]

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.

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:

File:The distribution of the three major language families in the Kalahari Basin area.jpg

The distribution of the three major language families in the Kalahari Basin area

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 ==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.
+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:
+[[File:The distribution of the three major language families in the Kalahari Basin area.jpg|thumb|The distribution of the three major language families in the [[Kalahari Basin]] area]]
+# [[Afrikaans]]
+# [[Khwe language|Ani]]
+# [[Northern Sotho language|Birwa]]
+# [[Chewa language|Chichewa]]
+# [[English language|English]]
+# [[Gǁana language|Gana]]
+# [[Gciriku language|Gciriku]]
+# [[Gǀui dialect|Gwi]]
+# [[ǂAakhoe dialect|Hai||om]]
+# [[Herero language|Herero]]
+#[[ǂʼAmkoe language|‡Hua]]
+#[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/603 Ju|’hoansi]
+#[[Kalanga language|Kalanga]]
+#[[Kgalagadi language|Kgalagadi]]
+#[[Khoekhoe language|Khoekhoe]]
+#[[Khwe language|Khwedam]]
+#[[Tshwa language|Kua]]
+#[[Kuhane language|Kuhane]]
+#[[Ekoka !Kung|Kung-Ekoka]]
+#[[Lozi language|Lozi]]
+#[[Mbukushu language|Mbukushu]]
+#[[Nambya language|Nambya]]
+#[[Naro language|Naro]]
+#[[Northern Ndebele language|Ndebele]]
+#[[Tswana language|Setswana]]
+#[[Shua language|Shua]]
+#[[Tshwa language|Tshuwau]]
+#[[Tswapong language|Tswapong]]
+#[[Taa language|!Xóõ]]
+#[[Yeyi language|Yeyi]]
+#[[Shona language|Zezuru]]
+#[[Xhosa language|isiXhosa]]
 ==Word List(s)==