"Tswana" meaning in English

See Tswana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtswɑːnə/, /ˈswɑːnə/
Rhymes: -ɑːnə Etymology: From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tn|Tswana}} Tswana Tswana, {{m|tn|Motswana}} Motswana, {{m|tn|Batswana}} Batswana, {{m|tn|Setswana}} Setswana, {{m|en|Botswana}} Botswana Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tswana
  1. The Bantu language of these people; Setswana. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Setswana Related terms: Botswana, Wiktionary’s coverage of Tswana terms, 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 language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45

Noun

IPA: /ˈtswɑːnə/, /ˈswɑːnə/
Rhymes: -ɑːnə Etymology: From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tn|Tswana}} Tswana Tswana, {{m|tn|Motswana}} Motswana, {{m|tn|Batswana}} Batswana, {{m|tn|Setswana}} Setswana, {{m|en|Botswana}} Botswana 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: 37 63 Disambiguation of Botswana: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with initial /t͡s/ Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms with initial /t͡s/: 32 68

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kitswana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tn",
      "lang": "Tswana",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Setswana"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Tswana"
  ],
  "word": "Tswana"
}

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