Motswanan.adj.

Brit.

/mɒtˈswɑːnə/,

/mɒtˈswanə/, U.S.

/mɑtˈswɑnə/, South African English

/mɒtˈswɑːnə/,

/mɒtˈswʌnə/

Forms: 1800s– Mochuana, 1900s– Motsoana, 1900s– MoTswana, 1900s– Motswana.

Origin: A borrowing from Tswana. Etymon: Tswana moTswana.

Etymology: < Tswana moTswana (plural baTswana ) < mo- , personal class prefix + Tswana Tswana n. Compare earlier Batswana n., Bechuana n. See also Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) at cited word.In form MoTswana after the Tswana practice of capitalizing the stem.

A. n.

A member of a major group of Western Sotho peoples living in the interior of southern Africa; (also) a native or inhabitant of Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland), a Botswanan. Cf. Batswana n., Tswana n. 2.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > other peoples of Southern Africa > person

Kaffir1704

Bechuana1804

Red Kaffir1821

Motswana1830

Vaalpens1871

Batswana1894

Tswana1938

1830 Evangelical Mag. Nov. 502/1 His wife too, a Mochuana, has likewise yielded obedience to the sceptre of Christ.

a1838 A. Smith Jrnl. Exped. S. Afr. (1975) i. 37/2 The only one who entered fully into explanations was a Mochuana, who..declared he thought it probable that they had been stolen.

1873 Amer. Cycl. II. 438/1 Bechuana, (singular, Mochuana, from chuana free, and a personal prefix).

1917 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 47 38 I have been informed by an intelligent Mochuana..that there are three main divisions of the [Masarwa] people.

1952 Drum (Johannesburg) Aug. 21 Matthews is a Motsoana and his constituency..is chiefly Xhosa.

1982 Voice 20 June 2 Mr Joseph Mazibuko said he had changed his surname so that he could be reclassified as a MoTswana.

1988 E. W. Brown Interval in Afr. ii. 68 When any Motswana asked for favors, he talks so softly it's difficult to understand what he wants.

1995 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 33 389 The latter [sc. the cattle industry]..has remained a major source of income for the individual Motswana, not least because of privileged access to the European Community market.

2002 Week 15 June 34/2 I have lived here [i.e. in Botswana] more than half my life, and my children are here. When I came to this country I became a Motswana.

B. adj.

Of or belonging to the Tswana group; (also) of Botswana. Cf. Batswana adj., Tswana adj.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > other peoples of Southern Africa

Siddi1737

Kaffir1763

Barolong1802

Setswana1811

Tambouki1827

Motswana1835

Swazi1872

Lunda1879

Tswana1891

Tembu1927

Rolong1935

Batswana1953

1835 Evangelical Mag. Dec. 522/1 A Griqua, Jan Klaas, and a Mochuana woman named Ensitsang,..were, after having been approved and recommended by the church, baptised.

1872 T. M. Thomas Eleven Years Central S. Afr. 184 (caption) Mochuana servant.

1948 A. I. Richards Hunger & Work iii. 80 Casalis describes a similar division of a beast by a son among the Mochuana Kafir.

1979 Voice 31 Jan. 3 A very thin Motswana woman speaking English with a squeaking Setswana accent.

1996 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 34 57 Unity Dow is a Motswana woman married to an American.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motswana
释义	Motswanan.adj. Brit. /mɒtˈswɑːnə/, /mɒtˈswanə/, U.S. /mɑtˈswɑnə/, South African English /mɒtˈswɑːnə/, /mɒtˈswʌnə/ Forms: 1800s– Mochuana, 1900s– Motsoana, 1900s– MoTswana, 1900s– Motswana. Origin: A borrowing from Tswana. Etymon: Tswana moTswana. Etymology: < Tswana moTswana (plural baTswana ) < mo- , personal class prefix + Tswana Tswana n. Compare earlier Batswana n., Bechuana n. See also Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) at cited word.In form MoTswana after the Tswana practice of capitalizing the stem. A. n. A member of a major group of Western Sotho peoples living in the interior of southern Africa; (also) a native or inhabitant of Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland), a Botswanan. Cf. Batswana n., Tswana n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > other peoples of Southern Africa > person Kaffir1704 Bechuana1804 Red Kaffir1821 Motswana1830 Vaalpens1871 Batswana1894 Tswana1938 1830 Evangelical Mag. Nov. 502/1 His wife too, a Mochuana, has likewise yielded obedience to the sceptre of Christ. a1838 A. Smith Jrnl. Exped. S. Afr. (1975) i. 37/2 The only one who entered fully into explanations was a Mochuana, who..declared he thought it probable that they had been stolen. 1873 Amer. Cycl. II. 438/1 Bechuana, (singular, Mochuana, from chuana free, and a personal prefix). 1917 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 47 38 I have been informed by an intelligent Mochuana..that there are three main divisions of the [Masarwa] people. 1952 Drum (Johannesburg) Aug. 21 Matthews is a Motsoana and his constituency..is chiefly Xhosa. 1982 Voice 20 June 2 Mr Joseph Mazibuko said he had changed his surname so that he could be reclassified as a MoTswana. 1988 E. W. Brown Interval in Afr. ii. 68 When any Motswana asked for favors, he talks so softly it's difficult to understand what he wants. 1995 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 33 389 The latter [sc. the cattle industry]..has remained a major source of income for the individual Motswana, not least because of privileged access to the European Community market. 2002 Week 15 June 34/2 I have lived here [i.e. in Botswana] more than half my life, and my children are here. When I came to this country I became a Motswana. B. adj. Of or belonging to the Tswana group; (also) of Botswana. Cf. Batswana adj., Tswana adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [adjective] > other peoples of Southern Africa Siddi1737 Kaffir1763 Barolong1802 Setswana1811 Tambouki1827 Motswana1835 Swazi1872 Lunda1879 Tswana1891 Tembu1927 Rolong1935 Batswana1953 1835 Evangelical Mag. Dec. 522/1 A Griqua, Jan Klaas, and a Mochuana woman named Ensitsang,..were, after having been approved and recommended by the church, baptised. 1872 T. M. Thomas Eleven Years Central S. Afr. 184 (caption) Mochuana servant. 1948 A. I. Richards Hunger & Work iii. 80 Casalis describes a similar division of a beast by a son among the Mochuana Kafir. 1979 Voice 31 Jan. 3 A very thin Motswana woman speaking English with a squeaking Setswana accent. 1996 Jrnl. Mod. Afr. Stud. 34 57 Unity Dow is a Motswana woman married to an American. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1830
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