Tswana language

Tswana language, also called Setswana, is a Bantu language spoken by over 13 million people in Africa. It is primarily spoken in Botswana and South Africa. It is also the national language of Botswana.

Basic phrases

Greetings

• Dumela - Hello
• O tsogile jang? - How are you?
• Ke siame. - I'm good.
• Ke a lo leboga. or Ke a leboga. - Thank you
• O amogelesegile. - You're welcome!

Colors

• Bohibidu - Red
• Namune - Orange
• Mosetlha - Yellow
• Botala - Green
• Botala jwa legodimo - Blue
• Bohibidu jo bo letlhololo - Purple
• Pinki - Pink
• Mmala o o borokwa - Brown
• Bosweu - Black
• E ntsho - White

Numbers

• Nngwe - One
• Dibedi - Two
• Tharo - Three
• Nè - Four
• Tlhano - Five
• Setshela - Six
• Sepedi - Seven
• Bobedi - Eight
• Nine - Nine
• Dikgwedi di le lesome - Ten

Important Camianpedia phrases

• Camianpedia, wiki e e buang ka tshedimosetso ya kakaretso - Camianpedia, the wiki about general information
• Jaanong, Ka bonako - Now, Faster!
• Cami wa Katse - Cami the Cat
• Otto wa Otter - Otto the Otter

Sentence

This is an example of a sentence in Setswana by Malen:

Fa bontsu ba fofa, pula e simolola go na. Ntša e a tlola, mme pula e na le medumo e e botlhokwa.

Trivia

• The word "pula", which means "rain", is the national motto of Botswana.

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