"Motswana" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɒtˈswɑːnə/ [UK] Forms: Batswana [plural]
Etymology: From Tswana Motswana. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|tn|Motswana}} Tswana Motswana Head templates: {{en-noun|Batswana}} Motswana (plural Batswana)
  1. A member of the Tswana tribe of southern Africa, especially an inhabitant of Botswana; a Botswanan. Categories (topical): Demonyms

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Tswana Motswana.",
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          "ref": "2009 June 26, The Botswana Gazette:",
          "text": "The Minister who piloted it through Parliament, the Honourable Phandu Skelemani, swore that if any Motswana were to suffer under it, he would take personal responsibility.",
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