Tswana language
Tswana (ISO 639-3 code tsn) is a language of the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tsn |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | tswa1253 |
| Family | Atlantic-Congo |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Tswana words
- aga
- baba
- bese
- bojalwa
- borogo
- buka
- dia
- dinao
- dumela
- ee
- esela
- eta
- golo
- ja
- kagiso
- kgala
- kgosigadi
- khantlele
- khudu
- kwena
- Labobedi
- Labone
- laboraro
- laeborari
Related languages
Other Atlantic-Congo languages, nearest first.
- Zulu27,000,000 speakers
- Xhosa19,000,000 speakers
- Bemba4,100,000 speakers
- Chokwe1,000,000 speakers
- Zemba32,500 speakers
- Herero24,500 speakers
- Subiya24,500 speakers
- Yeyi20,000 speakers
- Kgalagadi12,500 speakers
- Kunda6,760 speakers
- Dombe5,430 speakers
- Mbowe2,690 speakers
More about Tswana
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.