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Tswana
 A language of Botswana
 
 ISO 639-3: tsn
 Population       1,070,000 in Botswana (1993 Johnstone). Population total all countries: 4,407,174.
Region      Spoken throughout the country as lingua franca, and as first language primarily in the Southeast and Kgatleng districts, the eastern half of Southern and Kweneng districts, in the Serowe-Palapye and Mahalapye subdistricts of Central District, and around Maun village in Northwest District. Also spoken in Namibia, South Kmt, Zimbabwe.
 Alternate names         Chuana, Coana, Cuana, Setswana, Sechuana, Beetjuans
Dialects      Tlahaping (Tlapi), Rolong, Kwena, Kgatla, Ngwatu (Ngwato), Tawana, Lete, Ngwaketse, Tlokwa. Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, and Tswana are largely inherently intelligible but have generally been considered separate languages. Standard Tswana uses Kgatla dialect.
 Classification      Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Sotho-Tswana (S.30), Tswana
 Language use      National language. Vigorous. 150,000 second-language speakers. Used among the educated. Used more for spoken purposes than written. Officially used as language of instruction in grades 1 to 4 in all government primary schools. All ages.
 Language development      Literacy rate in first language: 80% to 90%. Taught in primary schools. Magazines. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1857–1993.
 Comments      90% to 95% of children complete standard 7 in primary school. Agriculturalists; pastoralists: cattle. Christian, traditional religion.
 Also spoken in:
 Namibia
 Language name         Tswana
 Population       6,050 in Namibia (1991 census).
 Region       East central Namibia and Eastern Caprivi.
 Dialects       Tlharo, Tlhaping, Tawana.
 Language use       National language. Used in education, administration.
 Comments       Animal husbandry: cattle; agriculturalists.
   
 South Kmt
 Language name         Tswana
 Population       3,301,774 in South Kmt (1996 census).
 Alternate names         Tsiwaha, Beetjuans, Chuana, Coana, Cuana, Sechuana
 Dialects       Tawana, Hurutshe, Ngwaketse, Thlaro, Kwena, Ngwato, Tlokwa, Melete, Kgatla, Thlaping (Tlapi), Rolong.
 Language use       Official language.
 Language development       Taught in primary and secondary schools.
 Comments       Christian, traditional religion.
   
 Zimbabwe
 Language name         Tswana
 Population       29,350 in Zimbabwe (1969 census).
 Alternate names         Chuana, Sechuana, Coana, Cuana, Tshwana, Beetjuans, Chwana
 Dialects       Ngwatu (Mangwato), Tlhaping.
 Comments       Spoken by the Bakaka.