Motswana

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English

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Etymology

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From Tswana Motswana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Motswana (plural Batswana)

  1. A member of the Tswana tribe of southern Africa, especially an inhabitant of Botswana; a Botswanan.
    • 1969, Bessie Head, When Rain Clouds Gather, Heinemann, published 1995, page 15:
      He said very carefully, ‘Most of the time we Batswana live in the wilderness and loneliness.’
    • 2009 June 26, The Botswana Gazette:
      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.