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Motswana

  1. person from or inhabitant of Botswana
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɒtˈswɑːnə/

noun

Etymology: From Tswana Motswana.

  1. A member of the Tswana tribe of southern Africa, especially an inhabitant of Botswana; a Botswanan.

    He said very carefully, ‘Most of the time we Batswana live in the wilderness and loneliness.’

    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.