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Tsoa

A language of Botswana

ISO 639-3: hio

Population  3,000 in Botswana (2006). Population total all countries: 6,540.
Region  Central District, especially Mahalapye, Serowe subdistricts; Northeast District. Primarily cattleposts and settlements. Also in Zimbabwe.
Language map  Botswana
Alternate names   Chuwau, Chware, G||abake, Gabake-Ntshori, Haitshuari, Hietshware, Hiochuwau, Hiotshuwau, Kwe, Kwe-Etshori Kwee, Kwe-Tshori, Masarwa, Sarwa, Sesarwa, Tati, Tati Bushman, Tshuwau, Tshwa
Classification  Khoisan, Southern Africa, Central, Tshu-Khwe, Northeast
Language use  Used by few children.
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 15 to 29 years 25% in Tswana [tsn], 20% in English; 30 to 54 years 2% in Tswana, 2% in English; 55+ years 0%.
Comments  Nomadic. Herdsmen on cattleposts for owners; some gathering. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Zimbabwe

Language name   Tsoa
Population  3,540 in Zimbabwe (2000).
Language map  Zimbabwe
Alternate names  Chware, Haitshuwau, Hiechware, Hietshware, Sarwa, Sesarwa, Tshuwau
Comments  Nomadic. Traditional religion, Christian.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HASSELBRING, Sue, author. 2000. A sociolinguistic survey of the languages of Botswana.