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tswana

/ˈtswɑːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
tswana
IPA
/ˈtswɑːnə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Bantu people living in Botswana and South Africa.

name

The Bantu language of these people; Setswana.

Etymology

From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Tswanadom

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Tswana terms tsn ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Bophuthatswana Botswana Wiktionary’s coverage of Tswana terms tn tsn tsn ⁠

Synonyms

Batswana Setswana sechuana bechuana

Rhymes With

montana banana ghana ana dana nana nirvana mana guyana botswana americana tijuana

Questions

How do you pronounce tswana?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtswɑːnə/.
What does tswana mean?
A Bantu people living in Botswana and South Africa.
Where does tswana come from?
From Tswana Tswana, the stem of Motswana/Batswana/Setswana. See Botswana for more.

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