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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.
*'''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:
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]]
{| class="wikitable"
# [[Afrikaans]]
|-
# [[Khwe language|Ani]]
| Afrikaans ||Haillom||Kua || Setswana
# [[Northern Sotho language|Birwa]]
|-
# [[Chewa language|Chichewa]]
| Ani || Herero || Kuhane || Shua
# [[English language|English]]
|-
# [[Gǁana language|Gana]]
| Birwa || Hua || Kung-Ekoka || Tshuwau
# [[Gciriku language|Gciriku]]
|-
# [[Gǀui dialect|Gwi]]
| Chichewa || Ju|'hoan || Lozi || Tswapong
# [[ǂAakhoe dialect|Hai||om]]
|-
# [[Herero language|Herero]]
| English || Kalanga || Mbukushu || !Xóõ
#[[ǂʼAmkoe language|‡Hua]]
|-
#[http://www.endangeredlanguages.com/lang/603 Ju|’hoansi]
| Gana || Kgalagadi || Nambya || Yeyi
#[[Kalanga language|Kalanga]]
|-
#[[Kgalagadi language|Kgalagadi]]
| Gciriku || Khoekhoe || Naro || Zezuru
#[[Khoekhoe language|Khoekhoe]]
|-
#[[Khwe language|Khwedam]]
| Gwi || Khwedam || Ndebele || isiXhosa
#[[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)==
==Word List(s)==
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