Batswana | |
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![]() A Young Motswana woman | |
Total population | |
7,107,500 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | c. 2,000,000[1] |
![]() | 5,000,000 (Tswana-speakers)[2] |
![]() | c. 10,000[3] |
![]() | c. 97,500[4] |
Languages | |
Setswana English, Nama | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Modimo | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sotho people, Pedi people, Kgalagadi people, Coloureds, Griqua, Khoisan, San people |
Tswana | |
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Person | Motswana |
People | Batswana |
Language | Setswana |
Country | Botswana |
The Tswana (Tswana: Batswana, singular Motswana) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa. Ethnic Tswana made up approximately 85% of the population of Botswana in 2011.[1]
Batswana are the native people of south and eastern Botswana and the Gauteng, North West, Northern Cape, Free State, and other provinces of South Africa, where the majority of Batswana are located.[5]