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Motswana en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /mɒtˈswɑːnə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Tswana Motswana.

Meanings

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

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