tn-BW
Tswana (Botswana) · Setswana (Botswana)
tn-BW is the locale for Tswana (Botswana) (Setswana (Botswana)). Numbers are written 1'234'567.891, short dates look like 2026-03-27, times like 15:04, and BWP amounts like P 1'234'567.89. Text runs left to right.
Number1'234'567.891decimal “.” group “'”
Short date2026-03-27y-MM-dd
Short time15:04HH:mm
Currency (BWP)P 1'234'567.89
DirectionLTRLatin
Plural forms2one, other
Overview
- Name
- Tswana (Botswana)
- Native name
- Setswana (Botswana)
- Language
- Tswana tn
- Script
- Latin Latn (implied)
- Region
- 🇧🇼 Botswana BW
- Maximized tag
- tn-Latn-ZA
- Direction
- Left to right
- Fallback chain
- tn-BW
- tn
- root
- Data source
- Own CLDR data
Formatting examples
Amounts in BWP, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.
- Number
- 1'234'567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (BWP)
- P 1'234'567.89
- Accounting
- -P 1'234'567.89
- Currency, name
- 1'234'567.89 BWP
- Compact short
- 1.2M
- Compact long
- 1.2M
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 88 km/h
- Temperature
- 21.5°C
- Date, full
- 2026 Mopitlo 27, Labotlhano
- Date, long
- 2026 Mopitlo 27
- Date, medium
- 2026 Mop 27
- Date, short
- 2026-03-27
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 2026 Mop 27, 15:04
- Month and year
- 2026 Mopitlo
- Weekday
- Labotlhano
- Relative time
- maabane · +3 d · -2 h
- List: and
- A, B, and C
- List: or
- A, B, or C
Numbers
- Numbering system
- latn 0123456789
- Minimum grouping digits
- 1
- Decimal pattern
#,##0.###- Percent pattern
#,##0%- Currency pattern
¤#,##0.00- Accounting pattern
¤#,##0.00
Symbols
Decimal
.Grouping
'List separator
;Percent
%Per mille
‰Plus
+Minus
-Exponent
EInfinity
∞NaN
NaNTime separator
:Date and time patterns
- Date, full
y MMMM d, EEEE- Date, long
y MMMM d- Date, medium
y MMM d- Date, short
y-MM-dd- Time, full
HH:mm:ss zzzz- Time, long
HH:mm:ss z- Time, medium
HH:mm:ss- Time, short
HH:mm- Date and time
{1}, {0}- Skeleton yMd
y-MM-dd- Skeleton yMMMd
y MMM d- Skeleton yMMMEd
y MMM d, E- Skeleton yM
y-MM- Skeleton yMMM
y MMM- Skeleton MMMd
MMM d- Skeleton Md
MM-dd- Skeleton Hm
HH:mm- Skeleton Hms
HH:mm:ss- Skeleton hm
h:mm a- Skeleton hms
h:mm:ss a- Skeleton yQQQ
y QQQ- AM / PM
- AM / PM
- Eras
- BC / AD
Month and weekday names
Months
- Ferikgong Fer
- Tlhakole Tlh
- Mopitlo Mop
- Moranang Mor
- Motsheganang Mot
- Seetebosigo See
- Phukwi Phu
- Phatwe Pha
- Lwetse Lwe
- Diphalane Dip
- Ngwanatsele Ngw
- Sedimonthole Sed
Weekdays
- Tshipi Tsh · S
- Mosupologo Mos · M
- Labobedi Labb · T
- Laboraro Labr · W
- Labone Labn · T
- Labotlhano Labt · F
- Matlhatso Mat · S
Plural rules
Cardinal
| Category | Rule | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| one | n = 1 | 1 |
| other | (everything else) | 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, … |
Ordinal
| Category | Rule | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| other | (everything else) | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, … |
Punctuation and alphabet
- Quotation marks
- ‘text’ nested “text”
- List pattern
{0}, {1} … {0}, {1}- Exemplar letters
- a b d e ê f g h i j k l m n o ô p r s t u w y
- Auxiliary letters
- c q v x z