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TTN translates from German, French, English and Italian into Tswana – and vice versa. Specialised translators who are native speakers, quality assurance according to ISO 17100, a quote in three clicks.

About Tswana

Native name
Setswana
ISO code
ISO 639-1: tn · ISO 639-3: tsn
Language family
Niger-Congo › Bantu
Script
Latin
Native speakers
5.2 million
Second-language speakers
7.7 million
Official language in
Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Also spoken in
Namibia
Official language Also spoken

Tswana (Setswana) is the national language of Botswana and an official language of South Africa. The first Bible in an African language printed in Africa was in Setswana (1857).

Source: Wikipedia / Ethnologue, 2025