Tswana people
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.
Batswana | |
|---|---|
A Young Motswana woman | |
| Total population | |
| 7,107,500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Botswana | c. 2,000,000 |
| South Africa | 5,000,000 (Tswana-speakers) |
| Namibia | c. 10,000 |
| Zimbabwe | c. 97,500 |
| Languages | |
| Setswana English, Afrikaans, Nama | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, African traditional religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sotho people, Pedi people, Kgalagadi people, Coloureds, Griqua, Khoisan | |
| Tswana | |
|---|---|
| Person | Motswana |
| People | Batswana |
| Language | Setswana |
| Country | Botswana |
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.
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