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The Bechuanaland Protectorate (/ ˌ b ɛ tʃ u ˈ ɑː n ə l æ n d /) was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom. It became the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966.
27 lut 2019 · The authors summarize a wide range of aspects of everyday Tswana life (food, clothing, language, and the arts) as well as briefly sketch the country’s history, politics, economy, and religions.
Most literature in Botswana is written in English, which makes works accessible for a broader audience. Much of the remainder is written in Setswana. These two languages dominate life in Botswana, and other native languages see little use.
1 sty 1989 · Between March 1885 and September 1966, Botswana was established as the Bechuanaland Protectorate by the United Kingdom. Named after the majority ethnic group, the Tswana, local rulers were ...
British Bechuanaland was a short-lived Crown colony of the United Kingdom that existed in southern Africa from its formation on 30 September 1885 until its annexation to the neighbouring Cape Colony on 16 November 1895. [1]
22 sty 2009 · The author seeks to analyse the nature of ‘missionary imperialism’ as a consequence not only of missionary motives and methods—still less as the accidental interest of individual missionaries—but also as the product of practical missionary experience and frustration in African circumstances.
29 lip 2023 · This chapter explores the historical development of Setswana (the national language of Botswana), its phonology, morphology and orthographic characteristics. We describe the contribution of the missionaries to the development of Setswana as a written language,...
