Scripture in Tswana
A complete Bible is reported in Tswana.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Tswana is spoken
- Botswana
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
About Tswana
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- tsn
- Glottocode
- tswa1253
- Also known as
- Setswana · Tswana: Kubung
Dialects and varieties 16
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Tswana as a whole.
- HurutsheNo known Scripture
- KgatlaNo known Scripture
- KubungNo known Scripture
- KwenaNo known Scripture
- LeteNo known Scripture
- MeleteNo known Scripture
- NareNo known Scripture
- NgwaketseNo known Scripture
- NgwatuNo known Scripture
- RolongNo known Scripture
- TawanaNo known Scripture
- ThlapingNo known Scripture
- ThlaroNo known Scripture
- TlahapingNo known Scripture
- TlharoNo known Scripture
- TlokwaNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.