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Tswana, also known by its native name Setswana, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. | |||
It belongs to the Bantu language family. | |||
Once you've gained proficiency in this lesson, consider exploring these related subjects: [[Language/Tswana/Vocabulary/Geography|Geography]], [[Language/Tswana/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]]. | |||
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==Letters & Pronunciation== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Name | !Name | ||
|A a | |A | ||
|B b | a | ||
|C c | |B | ||
|D d | b | ||
|E e | |C | ||
|Ê ê | c | ||
|F f | |D | ||
|G g | d | ||
|H h | |E | ||
|I i | e | ||
|J j | |Ê | ||
|K k | ê | ||
|Kg kg | |F | ||
|Kh kh | f | ||
|L l | |G | ||
|M m | g | ||
|N n | |H | ||
|Ng ng | h | ||
|O o | |I | ||
|Ô ô | i | ||
|P p | |J | ||
|Ph ph | j | ||
|Q q | |K | ||
|R r | k | ||
|S s | |Kg | ||
|Š š / | kg | ||
|T t | |Kh | ||
|Th th | kh | ||
|Tl tl | |L | ||
|Tlh tlh | l | ||
|Ts ts | |M | ||
|Tš tš | m | ||
|Tšh tšh | |N | ||
|U u | n | ||
|V v | |Ng | ||
|W w | ng | ||
|X x | |O | ||
|Y y | o | ||
|Z z | |Ô | ||
ô | |||
|P | |||
p | |||
|Ph | |||
ph | |||
|Q | |||
q | |||
|R | |||
r | |||
|S | |||
s | |||
|Š / Sh | |||
š / sh | |||
|T | |||
t | |||
|Th | |||
th | |||
|Tl | |||
tl | |||
|Tlh | |||
tlh | |||
|Ts | |||
ts | |||
|Tš | |||
tš | |||
|Tšh | |||
tšh | |||
|U | |||
u | |||
|V | |||
v | |||
|W | |||
w | |||
|X | |||
x | |||
|Y | |||
y | |||
|Z | |||
z | |||
|- | |- | ||
!IPA | !IPA | ||
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|ǀ | |ǀ | ||
|ɺ | |ɺ | ||
|e/ɪ | |||
|ɛ | |||
|ɸ/f | |ɸ/f | ||
|x | |x | ||
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|z | |z | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Video== | |||
<youtube>1niRGxat1rU</youtube> | |||
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 26 March 2023
Tswana, also known by its native name Setswana, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. It belongs to the Bantu language family.
Once you've gained proficiency in this lesson, consider exploring these related subjects: Geography, Fruits.
Letters & Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Name | A
a |
B
b |
C
c |
D
d |
E
e |
Ê
ê |
F
f |
G
g |
H
h |
I
i |
J
j |
K
k |
Kg
kg |
Kh
kh |
L
l |
M
m |
N
n |
Ng
ng |
O
o |
Ô
ô |
P
p |
Ph
ph |
Q
q |
R
r |
S
s |
Š / Sh
š / sh |
T
t |
Th
th |
Tl
tl |
Tlh
tlh |
Ts
ts |
Tš
tš |
Tšh
tšh |
U
u |
V
v |
W
w |
X
x |
Y
y |
Z
z |
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IPA | a | b/β | ǀ | ɺ | e/ɪ | ɛ | ɸ/f | x | h | i | d͡ʒ | kʼ | kxʰ | l | m | n | ŋ | o/ʊ | ɔ | pʼ | pʰ | ǃ | r | s | ʃ | tʼ | tʰ | tɬ | tɬʰ | tsʼ | tsʰ | tʃʼ | tʃʰ | u | v | w | ǁ | j | z |
Video[edit | edit source]