Tswana people

E31810

Bantu people ethnic group

The Tswana people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group native primarily to Botswana and parts of South Africa, known for their rich cultural traditions, cattle-based pastoralism, and significant influence on the region’s political and social history.

Aliases (1)

Batswana ×3

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu people → ethnic group →
colonialEraStatus	subjects of Bechuanaland Protectorate →
continent	Africa →
culturalPractice	bogwera → bojale → bridewealth (bogadi) → extended family system → initiation schools →
ethnonym	Batswana →
historicalRegion	Bechuanaland →
influencedFormationOf	modern Botswana state →
ISO639LanguageCode	tn →
languageFamily	Bantu languages →
majorEthnicGroupIn	Botswana →
majorReligion	Christianity →
nativeLanguage	Setswana → Tswana language →
primaryCountry	Botswana →
relatedEthnicGroup	Kgalagadi people → Pedi people → Sotho people →
significantPopulationIn	Namibia → South Africa → Zambia → Zimbabwe →
singularForm	Motswana →
subgroupOf	Sotho–Tswana peoples →
traditionalArt	basket weaving → beadwork →
traditionalAssembly	kgotla →
traditionalClothing	lethaka (traditional skirt or attire) →
traditionalDance	setapa → tsutsube →
traditionalEconomy	agriculture → cattle pastoralism →
traditionalFood	bogobe (sorghum porridge) → maize → morogo (wild spinach) → seswaa (pounded meat) → sorghum →
traditionalHousing	thatched rondavel →
traditionalLeaderTitle	kgosi →
traditionalLivestock	cattle → goats → sheep →
traditionalMusic	choral music → drumming →
traditionalPoliticalStructure	chiefdom →
traditionalReligion	African traditional religion →
traditionalSettlementType	village →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Botswana ("Batswana") →	demonym
Motsepe →	ethnicAssociation
Tswana people ("Batswana") →	ethnonym
Limpopo →	hasMajorEthnicGroup
Botswana →	majorEthnicGroup
Patrice Motsepe →	memberOfEthnicGroup
Setswana →	primarySpeakers
Mosotho ("Batswana") →	sharesHeritageWith