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===South Africa===
===South Africa===
The largest number of ethnic Tswana people actually live in South Africa. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in the country, and the [[Tswana language]] is one of eleven official languages in South Africa. There were over 4 million Tswana speakers in the country in 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/CInBrief/CIB2001.pdf|title=Census in Brief|publisher=Statssa.gov.za|accessdate=2012-10-01}}</ref>, with [[North West Province]] having a majority of 2,200,000 Tswana speakers. From 1948-1994, South African Tswana people were defined by the [[Apartheid in South Africa|Apartheid]] regime to be citizens of [[Bophuthatswana]], one of ten [[bantustan]]s set up for the purpose of defending the policy of denying black Africans citizenship in South Africa.
The largest number of ethnic Tswana people actually live in South Africa. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in the country, and the [[Tswana language]] is one of eleven official languages in South Africa. There were over 4 million Tswana speakers in the country in 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/CInBrief/CIB2001.pdf|title=Census in Brief|publisher=Statssa.gov.za|accessdate=2012-10-01|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050505140723/http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/HTML/CInBrief/CIB2001.pdf|archivedate=5 May 2005|df=dmy-all}}</ref>, with [[North West Province]] having a majority of 2,200,000 Tswana speakers. From 1948-1994, South African Tswana people were defined by the [[Apartheid in South Africa|Apartheid]] regime to be citizens of [[Bophuthatswana]], one of ten [[bantustan]]s set up for the purpose of defending the policy of denying black Africans citizenship in South Africa.


===Elsewhere===
===Elsewhere===

Revision as of 14:47, 9 December 2017

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CountryBotswana

The Tswana (

Bantu-speaking ethnic group who are native to Southern Africa. The Tswana language belongs to the Bantu group. Ethnic Tswana made up approximately 79% of the population of Botswana in 2011.[1]

In the nineteenth century, a common spelling and pronunciation of Batswana was Bechuana. Europeans therefore referred to the area inhabited by the Tswana as

Bechuanaland
. In the Tswana language, however, Botswana is the name for the country of the Tswana.

Dynasties and tribes

Botswana

The republic of Botswana (formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland) is named for the Tswana people. The country's eight major tribes speak Tswana, which is also called Setswana. All have a traditional Paramount Chief, styled Kgosikgolo, who is entitled to a seat in the Ntlo ya Dikgosi (an advisory body to the country's Parliament). The Tswana dynasties are all related. A person who lives in Botswana is a Motswana and the plural is Batswana.[3][4]

The three main branches of the Tswana tribe formed during the 17th century. Three brothers,

Ngwato, broke away from their father, Chief Molope, to establish their own tribes in Molepolole, Kanye and Serowe, probably in response to drought and expanding populations in search of pasture and arable land.[5]

The principal Tswana tribes are the:

South Africa

The largest number of ethnic Tswana people actually live in South Africa. They are one of the largest ethnic groups in the country, and the

Apartheid regime to be citizens of Bophuthatswana, one of ten bantustans
set up for the purpose of defending the policy of denying black Africans citizenship in South Africa.

Elsewhere

Tswana are notable minorities in a number of neighbouring countries, especially Namibia and Zimbabwe.

References

  1. ^ a b "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Census in Brief" (PDF). Statssa.gov.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "We are Batswana; they call us Batswanan". Linguist Chair. Sunday Standard. Gaborone. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Botswana, People and Society, Nationality". The World Factbook. Washington, DC: CIA. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Botswana History". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Census in Brief" (PDF). Statssa.gov.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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