Motswana

English

Etymology

From Tswana Motswana.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒtˈswɑːnə/

Noun

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.