Botswana Languages

Description
The official languages of Botswana are English and Tswana.
 * English - Inherited from colonial rule and is used for official business and most written communication.
 * Tswana - The language of the Tswana people—Setswana—is a country's national language, and is spoken by most of the population.
 * In Setswana, prefixes are more important than they are in many other languages, since Setswana is a Bantu language and has noun classes denoted by these prefixes. They include:
 * Bo, which refers to the country
 * Ba, which refers to the people,
 * Mo, which is one person, and
 * Se which is the language.

For example, the main ethnic group of Botswana is the Tswana people, hence the name Botswana for its country. The people as a whole are Batswana, one person is a Motswana, and the language they speak is Setswana. Over 20 smaller languages are also spoken. Some of the country's languages are in danger of becoming extinct. Here is a list of the languages in Botswana:

Word List(s)

 * Useful phrases in Tswana
 * Tswana phrasebook

Alphabet and Pronunciation

 * Tswana Language Vowels
 * Tswana Language Consonants
 * Tswana Language Stress
 * Tswana Language Tone

Language Aids and Dictionaries

 * Nouns
 * Dictionary Tswana - English
 * Dictionary between Setswana (Tswana) and English Translation Online
 * An Introduction to the Setswana Language

Additional Resources

 * The sound system of Setswana
 * Setswana-English phrasebook
 * Conversational Setswana
 * Puisanyo ya sekgowa le Setswana : with a short introduction to grammar and a vocabulary