Language:  Setswana

Population of Groups Speaking

6,533,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

25

Scripture Status

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(25 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Hua Botswana Unknown
Setswana Botswana 477,000
Setswana South Africa 438,000
 Tswana Namibia 8,000
 Tswana Zimbabwe 108,000
 Tswana, Detribalized South Africa 313,000
Tswana-Hurutshe Botswana 15,000
Tswana-Hurutshe South Africa 1,646,000
Tswana-Kwena Botswana 249,000
Tswana-Kwena South Africa 62,000
Tswana-Malete Botswana 43,000
Tswana-Malete South Africa 63,000
Tswana-Ngwaketse Botswana 238,000
Tswana-Ngwaketse South Africa 187,000
Tswana-Ngwato Botswana 567,000
Tswana-Ngwato South Africa 63,000
Tswana-Rolong Botswana 32,000
Tswana-Rolong South Africa 625,000
Tswana-Seleka Botswana 9,100
Tswana-Tawana Zimbabwe 38,000
Tswana-Tawana Botswana 154,000
Tswana-Tlhaping South Africa 437,000
Tswana-Tlharu South Africa 500,000
Tswana-Tlokwa Botswana 11,000
Tswana-Tlokwa South Africa 250,000
  Totals:  25     0
SECONDARY Language
(0 people groups)
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No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
  Totals:  0     0

Language Alternate Names
Bechuana
Beetjuans
Chuana
Chwana
Coana
Cuana
Mangwato
Ngwato
Ngwatu
Sechuana
Secoana
Secwana
Sehurutshe
Thlaping
Tlahaping
Tlapi
Tshwana
Tsiwaha
Tswana

Dialects
Hurutshe
Kgatla
Kwena
Lete
Melete
Ngwaketse
Rolong
Tawana
Thlaro
Tlhaping
Tlharo
Tlokwa

Dialect Alternate Names
Malate
Tswana: Ngwato
Tswana: Thlokwa
Tswana: Tlahaping