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2 unusual facts about Tswana language


Khoe languages

Except for Nama, they are under pressure from national or regional languages such as Tswana.

Nǁng language

As of 2007, fewer than ten are still alive in South Africa, and a few more in Botswana; none live with another speaker, and their daily languages are Khoekhoe and Tswana, respectively.


Erythrina lysistemon

Common names include Common Coral Tree, Lucky Bean Tree, Umsintsi (Xhosa), Muvhale (Venda), Mophete (Tswana), Kanniedood (Afrikaans), Mokhungwane (Sotho) and Umsinsi (Zulu).

Takalani Sesame

It incorporates all of South Africa's 11 national languages, including Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Ndebele, Sesotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Venda.


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