Tswana
tn · Setswana
Tswana (tn) is written in the Latin script and has an estimated 6.5M speakers. It is an official language in Botswana. CLDR has 3 locales for it.
Native nameSetswana
ScriptLatinLatn
Speakers6.5Mestimated
Countries4
Locales3
Plural forms2one, other
Overview
- Code
- tn
- Native name
- Setswana
- Script
- Latin Latn
- Likely region
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Direction
- Left to right
- Plural categories
- one
- other
Where it is spoken
| Country | Status | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Official | 62% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Official (regional) | 8.2% |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | 0.56% | |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 0.22% |
Plural categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| one | 1 |
| other | 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, … |