Tswana

Also known as Setswana, Sechuana, Bechuana, tn, Tswana language

Bantu language of and South Africa

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Tswana is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Botswana and South Africa. It matters as a major African language with hundreds of thousands of native speakers and significant cultural and historical importance to Tswana-speaking communities in the region.

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number of speakers, writers, or signers: 4500000
P11012: Q2635372
native label: seTswana
Wikimedia language code: tn
Commons category: Tswana language
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/TSN
P10369: North Korea

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Distribution of Tswana (in yellow) in Botswana Geographical distribution of Tswana in South Africa: proportion of the population that speaks Tswana at home. 0–20%

20–40%