"Tswana" meaning in English

See Tswana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtswɑːnə/, /ˈswɑːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tswana.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːnə Etymology: From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tn|Tswana}} Tswana Tswana Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tswana
  1. The Bantu language of these people; Setswana. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Setswana Related terms: Botswana, tn, tsn (alt: SIL), tsn ⁠ Translations (language): Tswana (Afrikaans), 茨瓦納語 (Chinese Mandarin), 茨瓦纳语 (Cíwǎnàyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Tswana [neuter] (Dutch), tswana (Finnish), τσουάνα (tsouána) [neuter, plural] (Greek), Tswana Dineʼé bizaad (Navajo), tswana [neuter] (Romanian), тсвана (tsvana) [masculine] (Russian), Kitswana (Swahili), Setswana (Tswana)
    Sense id: en-Tswana-en-name-L8dHi11D Disambiguation of Languages: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /ˈtswɑːnə/, /ˈswɑːnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tswana.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːnə Etymology: From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tn|Tswana}} Tswana Tswana Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Tswana pl (plural only)
  1. A Bantu people living in Botswana and South Africa. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Botswana Synonyms: Batswana Translations (people): 茨瓦納人 (Chinese Mandarin), 茨瓦纳人 (Cíwǎnàrén) (Chinese Mandarin), tswanat [plural] (Finnish), tswana [masculine] (Romanian), тсвана (tsvana) (Russian), Motswana [singular] (Tswana), Batswana [plural] (Tswana)
    Sense id: en-Tswana-en-noun-rb4nhCb4 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 35 65 Disambiguation of Botswana: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms with initial /t͡s/, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Tswana translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms with initial /t͡s/: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Tswana translations: 39 61

Alternative forms

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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Cíwǎnàyǔ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "茨瓦纳语"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Tswana"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "tswana"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tsouána",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "τσουάνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Tswana Dineʼé bizaad"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tswana"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tsvana",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тсвана"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kitswana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tn",
      "lang": "Tswana",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Setswana"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Tswana"
  ],
  "word": "Tswana"
}

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