Tswapong

TWO

vigorous

Alternate Names: Setswapong

Dialects: Reportedly some similarities to Northern Sotho , and Tswana ,, but not clearly a dialect of either. Some intelligibility of northern dialect speakers of Tswana (Sengwato and Setawana), and of a northwestern dialect of Northern Sotho. Some Birwa , and Tswapong , say their varieties are more similar to one another than to Tswana or Northern Sotho.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
S
Sotho-Tswana (S.32)

Demographics: 2,000 (Andersson and Janson 1997).

Nation of Origin: Botswana

Other Comments: Several groups: the Ramokgonami, Maifela, Chadibe, Sefbare, Tupsa.