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زبان تسوانا

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زبان تسوانا

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Subclass of
Sotho–Tswana
Country
Zimbabwe
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number of speakers, writers, or signers
4500000
native label
seTswana
Wikimedia language code
tn
writing system
Latin script
Commons category
Tswana language
topic's main category
Category:Tswana language
linguistic typology
subject–verb–object
language regulatory body
Pan South African Language Board
category for films in this language
Category:Tswana-language films
indigenous to
North West
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