Tswapong
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A language of Botswana
Alternate Names
Setswapong
User Population
5,380 (2003 UNSD).
Location
Central district: Mahalapye subdistrict, all villages east of Mahalapye; Kgatleng district: northeast corner.
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Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Dialects
Reportedly some similarities to Northern Sotho [nso] and Setswana [tsn], but not clearly a dialect of either. Some intelligibility of northern dialect speakers of Setswana (Sengwato and Setawana), and of a northwestern dialect of Northern Sotho. Some Birwa [brl] and Tswapong [two] say their varieties are more similar to one another than to Setswana or Northern Sotho.


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