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Batswana, n. and a.
Brit. |batˈswɑːnə|, U.S. |bɑtˈswɑnə|, |bætˈswænə|, S. Afr. |bʌtˈswɑ(ː)nə|
Forms: 18 Botswanas[irreg.], 19– Batswana, 19– baTswana, 19– BaTswana
[‹ Tswana baTswana, plural of moTswana Motswana n. > n. Compare earlier Bechuana n. Compare Motswana n.
In forms baTswana, BaTswana after the Tswana practice of capitalizing the stem.]
A. n. With pl. concord. The Tswana people collectively; inhabitants of Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland), Botswanans. Cf. Tswana n. a
1894Dict. National Biogr. at Moffat, Robert, They made an expedition to the westward,..among the villages of the Botswanas. 1938I. Schapera Handbk. Tswana Law & Custom p. xiii, In the writing of tribal names I have followed the modern practice of..using the stem only, e.g. Tswana for BaTswana. 1966Economist 16 Apr. 211/1 Bechuanaland is about to become independent. The Batswana want independence now because they think the World Bank is more likely to give an ‘independent’ state the money required for a sensible water policy. 1988E. W. Brown Interval in Afr. i. 38 Batswana are so softspoken, one must listen carefully to catch all that's said. 1991Weekend Argus (Cape Town) 26 Jan. 8 The aim of virtually every Motswana is to own cattle... A number of Batswana are becoming increasingly concerned over the depredations of the cattle industry on the environment and on Botswana's unique heritage of wildlife. 2001Trav. Afr. Winter 83/3 The Batswana are pastoralists and their culture is fashioned around the possession of large herds.
B. adj. Of or belonging to the Tswana people; of Botswana.
1953A. Sandilands Introd. to Tswana p. xi, I..express my gratitude..to the multitude of Batswana men, women and children who have..taught me what I know of their language. 1981Voice (S. Afr.) 11 Oct. 13 Margaret was teased and tormented by the Batswana children, because she was a ‘Mosarwa’. Many Batswana people despised the Bushmen. 1992P. Cullinan R. J. Gordon 114 (caption) An artist's impression of a Batswana kraal, taken from Gordon's ‘great map’. 2000Sports Illustr. (Electronic ed.) 18 Sept. Of Botswana's failure ever to send a woman to the Olympics, AIDS is a cause. Of the difficulty Batswana women have in telling a man no, AIDS is a symptom. |