Setswanaadj.n.

Brit.

/sɛtˈswɑːnə/,

/sɛtˈswanə/, U.S.

/sɛtˈswɑnə/, South African English

/setˈswɑːnə/,

/setˈswʌnə/

Forms: Also Sechuana, Sechoana, Sechwana, Secuana, †Sichuana.

Etymology: < Setswana Setswana < se- class prefix forming language names + Tswana Tswana n.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the language of the Tswana, a Bantu people of Botswana and central southern Africa, or (less commonly) to the people themselves. Cf. Batswana adj.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > other peoples of Southern Africa

Siddi1737

Kaffir1763

Barolong1802

Setswana1811

Tambouki1827

Motswana1835

Swazi1872

Lunda1879

Tswana1891

Tembu1927

Rolong1935

Batswana1953

1811 W. J. Burchell Jrnl. 27 Oct. in Trav. Interior S. Afr. (1822) I. xvi. 393 The present species [of bustard], which is called Kori in the Sichuana language, measured, in extent of wing, not less than seven feet.

1816 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts Oct. 82 They arrived at Litáakoon (or rather, as Mr. Burchell remarks, Litáakun, according to the system of orthography adopted for the Sichuána language).

1839 W. C. Harris Wild Sports S. Afr. ii. 11 This..individual.. possessed a fair smattering of the English and Sichuana languages.

1846 C. F. Blumhardt Christian Missions i. ii. ii. 83 Several books have been printed in the Sechuana dialect, which is the one here spoken.

a1856 J. Stoddart Glossol. (1858) i. 20 The languages..of the Kafir and Sechuana tribes are evidently dialects of a common mother-tongue.

1892 Rev. of Reviews June 586/2 Like the other Sechuana tribes, the Ba-mangwato have a totem which they once revered. Theirs is the daiker, a sort of roebuck.

1919 H. H. Johnston Compar. Study Bantu & Semi-Bantu Lang. iii. 317 Secuana dialects are spoken in Bechuanaland, north of the 28th degree of South latitude.

1977 ‘J. McVean’ Bloodspoor iii. 22 Morena. ‘Chief.’ The Setswana term for any white man of authority.

2000 M. P. Dibeela in G. O. West & M. W. Dube Bible in Afr. ii. 384 What is the significance of Setswana mythological narratives about creation in comparison to biblical myth?

B. n.

1. = Batswana n. rare.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Bantu languages > of or relating to Tswana

Setswana1815

Tswana1891

Rolong1935

1815 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. II. li. 407 Under the name of Beetjuana, Sihtjuana, or Muhtjuana are to be included all the tribes that inhabit the country which extends from the river Kurahman.

1994 A. Hastings Church in Afr. ii. viii. 325 Moffat called the Xhosa ‘a nation of atheists’ and..thought the Sechuana no different.

2. The Bantu language of the Tswana people, of the Sotho-Tswana group.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Tswana

Setswana1824

Rolong1891

Tswana1891

Serolong1894

1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. xi. 295 The Bachapins call this language the Sichuána.

1850 J. W. Appleyard Kafir Lang. 31 The terms Bechuana (a variation of Bachuana) and Sechuana, are different forms of the same verbal root, the former referring to people, and the latter to language.

1858 W. Monk in Dr. Livingstone's Cambr. Lect. App. 88 The language spoken by some of these tribes, such as the Bakwains and the Makololo, is called Sichuana. It is more or less understood by all the Bechuana tribes.

1905 G. W. Stow Native Races S. Afr. xxi. 407 The Bachoana proper, including the Batlapin, Barolong, etc., speaking the Sechoana and Serolong.

1935 A. L. James Broadcast Word i. 10 There is a story told of the Bechuana that..the early missionaries taught them the Lord's Prayer in the native language, Sechuana.

1961 L. van der Post Heart of Hunter i. vii. 110 A language they had evolved in the course of the journey out of a little Swahili, some Sechuana and a lot of onomatopœia.

1964 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xii. 108 When at a loss for a word he helped himself in Afrikaans, Chivenda, Sechwana, Zulu, and Shangaan.

2001 D. Creissels in F. K. E. Voeltz & C. Kilian-Hatz Ideophones 75 Like most African languages, Setswana has a category of words, usually termed ideophones.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	setswana
释义	Setswanaadj.n. Brit. /sɛtˈswɑːnə/, /sɛtˈswanə/, U.S. /sɛtˈswɑnə/, South African English /setˈswɑːnə/, /setˈswʌnə/ Forms: Also Sechuana, Sechoana, Sechwana, Secuana, †Sichuana. Etymology: < Setswana Setswana < se- class prefix forming language names + Tswana Tswana n. A. adj. Of or relating to the language of the Tswana, a Bantu people of Botswana and central southern Africa, or (less commonly) to the people themselves. Cf. Batswana adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > other peoples of Southern Africa Siddi1737 Kaffir1763 Barolong1802 Setswana1811 Tambouki1827 Motswana1835 Swazi1872 Lunda1879 Tswana1891 Tembu1927 Rolong1935 Batswana1953 1811 W. J. Burchell Jrnl. 27 Oct. in Trav. Interior S. Afr. (1822) I. xvi. 393 The present species [of bustard], which is called Kori in the Sichuana language, measured, in extent of wing, not less than seven feet. 1816 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts Oct. 82 They arrived at Litáakoon (or rather, as Mr. Burchell remarks, Litáakun, according to the system of orthography adopted for the Sichuána language). 1839 W. C. Harris Wild Sports S. Afr. ii. 11 This..individual.. possessed a fair smattering of the English and Sichuana languages. 1846 C. F. Blumhardt Christian Missions i. ii. ii. 83 Several books have been printed in the Sechuana dialect, which is the one here spoken. a1856 J. Stoddart Glossol. (1858) i. 20 The languages..of the Kafir and Sechuana tribes are evidently dialects of a common mother-tongue. 1892 Rev. of Reviews June 586/2 Like the other Sechuana tribes, the Ba-mangwato have a totem which they once revered. Theirs is the daiker, a sort of roebuck. 1919 H. H. Johnston Compar. Study Bantu & Semi-Bantu Lang. iii. 317 Secuana dialects are spoken in Bechuanaland, north of the 28th degree of South latitude. 1977 ‘J. McVean’ Bloodspoor iii. 22 Morena. ‘Chief.’ The Setswana term for any white man of authority. 2000 M. P. Dibeela in G. O. West & M. W. Dube Bible in Afr. ii. 384 What is the significance of Setswana mythological narratives about creation in comparison to biblical myth? B. n. 1. = Batswana n. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [adjective] > of or relating to Bantu languages > of or relating to Tswana Setswana1815 Tswana1891 Rolong1935 1815 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. II. li. 407 Under the name of Beetjuana, Sihtjuana, or Muhtjuana are to be included all the tribes that inhabit the country which extends from the river Kurahman. 1994 A. Hastings Church in Afr. ii. viii. 325 Moffat called the Xhosa ‘a nation of atheists’ and..thought the Sechuana no different. 2. The Bantu language of the Tswana people, of the Sotho-Tswana group. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Tswana Setswana1824 Rolong1891 Tswana1891 Serolong1894 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. xi. 295 The Bachapins call this language the Sichuána. 1850 J. W. Appleyard Kafir Lang. 31 The terms Bechuana (a variation of Bachuana) and Sechuana, are different forms of the same verbal root, the former referring to people, and the latter to language. 1858 W. Monk in Dr. Livingstone's Cambr. Lect. App. 88 The language spoken by some of these tribes, such as the Bakwains and the Makololo, is called Sichuana. It is more or less understood by all the Bechuana tribes. 1905 G. W. Stow Native Races S. Afr. xxi. 407 The Bachoana proper, including the Batlapin, Barolong, etc., speaking the Sechoana and Serolong. 1935 A. L. James Broadcast Word i. 10 There is a story told of the Bechuana that..the early missionaries taught them the Lord's Prayer in the native language, Sechuana. 1961 L. van der Post Heart of Hunter i. vii. 110 A language they had evolved in the course of the journey out of a little Swahili, some Sechuana and a lot of onomatopœia. 1964 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xii. 108 When at a loss for a word he helped himself in Afrikaans, Chivenda, Sechwana, Zulu, and Shangaan. 2001 D. Creissels in F. K. E. Voeltz & C. Kilian-Hatz Ideophones 75 Like most African languages, Setswana has a category of words, usually termed ideophones. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1811
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