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Setswana is an English word with synonyms like tswana or sechuana. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Setswana meaning

A language spoken widely in Southern Africa, mainly in Botswana and South Africa in the Northern Cape, the central and western Free State and in the North West province, and also, to a lesser extent, in Namibia, also known as Tswana.

Synonyms of Setswana

tswana sechuana sotho

Related words

Other words often associated with Setswana or its synonyms:

bantu batswana

Using Setswana

  • The main meaning on this page is: A language spoken widely in Southern Africa, mainly in Botswana and South Africa in the Northern Cape, the central and western Free State and in the North West province, and also, to a lesser extent, in Namibia, also known as Tswana.
  • Useful related words include: tswana, sechuana, sotho.
  • In the example corpus, setswana often appears in combinations such as: setswana is, language setswana.

Context around Setswana

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

language 2× botswana 1× kiswahili 1×

Often after:

prefixes 1× sindebele 1× speaking 1×

Sentence patterns with Setswana

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

african language setswana is the 1× in botswana setswana is the 1× in setswana prefixes are 1× majority of setswana speaking people 1× prefix kiswahili setswana sindebele 1× speak is setswana 1× tswana language setswana is a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

besides referring to 1× goapele whose name 1× in setswana prefixes 1× most languages are 1× the majority of 1× the people as 1×

Common sentence endings:

citizens of botswana 1× five million people 1× in south africa 1× israeli jewish mother 1× kiswahili setswana sindebele 1× many other languages 1×

Words around Setswana

Just before it in the word index:

setsuna 4 setsubun 3 setsu 3 sets 5.523 setrequest 2 setpieces 8

Just after it in the word index:

sett 8 settat 2 sette 8 settecasse 2 setted 2 settee 14

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Setswana

  • In this selection, "setswana" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, language, botswana, kiswahili, prefixes, sindebele and speaking stand out and add context to how "setswana" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include african language setswana is the and in botswana setswana is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "setswana" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with setswana

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The majority of Setswana -speaking people today live in South Africa. (11 words)

In Setswana, prefixes are more important than they are in many other languages. (13 words)

The Tswana language, Setswana, is a language spoken in southern Africa by about five million people. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Besides referring to the language of the dominant people groups in Botswana, Setswana is the adjective used to describe the rich cultural traditions of the Batswana—whether construed as members of the Tswana ethnic groups or of all citizens of Botswana. (41 words)

Goapele—whose name means “to move forward” in the African language Setswana—is the daughter of a South African activist father and a New York–born Israeli Jewish mother. (29 words)

Most languages are best known in English without the class prefix (Swahili, Tswana, Ndebele), but are sometimes seen with the (language-specific) prefix (Kiswahili, Setswana, Sindebele). (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

Goapele—whose name means “to move forward” in the African language Setswana—is the daughter of a South African activist father and a New York–born Israeli Jewish mother.

Besides referring to the language of the dominant people groups in Botswana, Setswana is the adjective used to describe the rich cultural traditions of the Batswana—whether construed as members of the Tswana ethnic groups or of all citizens of Botswana.

In Setswana, prefixes are more important than they are in many other languages.

Most languages are best known in English without the class prefix (Swahili, Tswana, Ndebele), but are sometimes seen with the (language-specific) prefix (Kiswahili, Setswana, Sindebele).

The majority of Setswana -speaking people today live in South Africa.

The people as a whole are Batswana, one person is a Motswana, and the language they speak is Setswana.

The Tswana language, Setswana, is a language spoken in southern Africa by about five million people.

Common combinations with setswana

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "setswana" in a sentence?
An example: "Goapele—whose name means “to move forward” in the African language Setswana—is the daughter of a South African activist father and a New York–born Israeli Jewish mother." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "setswana" from authentic English texts.
What does "setswana" mean?
Setswana means: A language spoken widely in Southern Africa, mainly in Botswana and South Africa in the Northern Cape, the central and western Free State and in the North West province, and also, to a lesser extent, in Namibia, also known as Tswana.
What are synonyms of "setswana"?
Common synonyms of "setswana" include: tswana, sechuana, sotho.
How many example sentences with "setswana" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "setswana", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.