Tswana

1. A member of a Bantu people inhabiting Botswana and western South Africa. Also called Batswana, Bechuana.
2. The Sotho language of the Tswana. Also called Setswana.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa
  Synonyms: Bechuana, Batswana

Meaning #2: the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana people in Botswana
  Synonyms: Setswana, Sechuana

The adjective Tswana has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to a dialect of Sotho or the Bantu people who speak it
  Pertains to nouns: Tswana (meaning #2), Tswana (meaning #1)

Tswana may refer to:

• Tswana people – a people in north-western South Africa
• Tswana language – the language they speak
• and to a lesser extent Bophuthatswana – the former bantustan for the Tswana people

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