tswana

See also: Tswana

Finnish

Etymology

From Tswana Tswana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtswɑnɑ/, [ˈts̠wɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tswa‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): tswa‧na

Noun

tswana

1. Tswana (language and person)

Declension

Inflection of tswana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		tswana	tswanat
genitive		tswanan	tswanojen
partitive		tswanaa	tswanoja
illative		tswanaan	tswanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tswana	tswanat
accusative	nom.	tswana	tswanat
	gen.	tswanan
genitive		tswanan	tswanojen tswanain rare
partitive		tswanaa	tswanoja
inessive		tswanassa	tswanoissa
elative		tswanasta	tswanoista
illative		tswanaan	tswanoihin
adessive		tswanalla	tswanoilla
ablative		tswanalta	tswanoilta
allative		tswanalle	tswanoille
essive		tswanana	tswanoina
translative		tswanaksi	tswanoiksi
abessive		tswanatta	tswanoitta
instructive		—	tswanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tswana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tswanani tswanani accusative nom. tswanani tswanani gen. tswanani genitive tswanani tswanojeni tswanaini rare partitive tswanaani tswanojani inessive tswanassani tswanoissani elative tswanastani tswanoistani illative tswanaani tswanoihini adessive tswanallani tswanoillani ablative tswanaltani tswanoiltani allative tswanalleni tswanoilleni essive tswananani tswanoinani translative tswanakseni tswanoikseni abessive tswanattani tswanoittani instructive — — comitative — tswanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tswanasi tswanasi accusative nom. tswanasi tswanasi gen. tswanasi genitive tswanasi tswanojesi tswanaisi rare partitive tswanaasi tswanojasi inessive tswanassasi tswanoissasi elative tswanastasi tswanoistasi illative tswanaasi tswanoihisi adessive tswanallasi tswanoillasi ablative tswanaltasi tswanoiltasi allative tswanallesi tswanoillesi essive tswananasi tswanoinasi translative tswanaksesi tswanoiksesi abessive tswanattasi tswanoittasi instructive — — comitative — tswanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tswanamme tswanamme accusative nom. tswanamme tswanamme gen. tswanamme genitive tswanamme tswanojemme tswanaimme rare partitive tswanaamme tswanojamme inessive tswanassamme tswanoissamme elative tswanastamme tswanoistamme illative tswanaamme tswanoihimme adessive tswanallamme tswanoillamme ablative tswanaltamme tswanoiltamme allative tswanallemme tswanoillemme essive tswananamme tswanoinamme translative tswanaksemme tswanoiksemme abessive tswanattamme tswanoittamme instructive — — comitative — tswanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tswananne tswananne accusative nom. tswananne tswananne gen. tswananne genitive tswananne tswanojenne tswanainne rare partitive tswanaanne tswanojanne inessive tswanassanne tswanoissanne elative tswanastanne tswanoistanne illative tswanaanne tswanoihinne adessive tswanallanne tswanoillanne ablative tswanaltanne tswanoiltanne allative tswanallenne tswanoillenne essive tswanananne tswanoinanne translative tswanaksenne tswanoiksenne abessive tswanattanne tswanoittanne instructive — — comitative — tswanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tswanansa tswanansa accusative nom. tswanansa tswanansa gen. tswanansa genitive tswanansa tswanojensa tswanainsa rare partitive tswanaansa tswanojaan tswanojansa inessive tswanassaan tswanassansa tswanoissaan tswanoissansa elative tswanastaan tswanastansa tswanoistaan tswanoistansa illative tswanaansa tswanoihinsa adessive tswanallaan tswanallansa tswanoillaan tswanoillansa ablative tswanaltaan tswanaltansa tswanoiltaan tswanoiltansa allative tswanalleen tswanallensa tswanoilleen tswanoillensa essive tswananaan tswananansa tswanoinaan tswanoinansa translative tswanakseen tswanaksensa tswanoikseen tswanoiksensa abessive tswanattaan tswanattansa tswanoittaan tswanoittansa instructive — — comitative — tswanoineen tswanoinensa

Synonyms

• (language): setswana