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It was occupied from the 15th to the 19th century AD and was the largest of several sizeable settlements inhabited by Setswana speakers before European arrival. Several circular stone-walled family compounds are spread out over an area of 10km long and 2km wide.
Shweshwe (/ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) [1] is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Originally dyed indigo , the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns.
The Sotho-Tswana ethnic group derives its name from the people who belong to the various Sotho and Tswana clans that live in southern Africa. Historically, all members of the group were referred to as Sothos; the name is now exclusively applied to speakers of Southern Sotho who live mainly in Lesotho and the Free State province in South Africa, while Northern Sotho is reserved for Sotho ...
Tswana, also known by its native name Setswana, [a] is a Bantu language indigenous to Southern Africa and spoken by about 8.2 million people. [1] It is closely related to the Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi language and the Lozi language .
Sotho: Ntata rona ea maholimong, lebitso la hao le halaletsoe, ho tle muso oa hao, thato ea hao e etsoe lefaseng, joalo ka ha e etsoa leholimong. Tswana : Rara wa rona yo o kwa legodimong, leina la gago a le itshepisiwe, puso ya gago a e tle, thato ya gago a e dirwe mo lefatsheng jaaka kwa legodimong.
Setswana Botswana, Namibia Bakgalagadi – Baphaleng Setswana Botswana Bakgalagadi – Bashaga Setswana Botswana Bakgalagadi – Batlhaping Setswana Botswana South Africa Taung Tlhapi Bakhatla/ Bakgatla Sesotho, Setswana Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa Kgabo, Eagle Monkey Bahurutshe Bakhurutshe Setswana Botswana Tshwene/Phofu Baboon/Elands
Often parents assume the names of their children by prefixing the name with Ra-(for the father; note the Setswana Rra-and the Setswana noun rre father) or Mma-(for the mother; this is more often than not simply shortened to Ma-). [13] Also, a married woman may assume a name based on the Mma-prefix and her husband's surname/praise name.
leha re le basebetsi ('although we are labourers') [lɪhɑʀɪlɪbɑsebet͡sʼi] ha ba le molemo ('if they are worthwhile' [class 2]) [hɑbɑlɪmʊlɪmɔ] ha di se ntle ('if they are not good' [class 8 or 10]) [hɑdisɪn̩t͡ɬʼɛ] This is the usual way of using the enumerative -ng ('one').