Bantu

The term “Tswana Bantu” refers to both ethnic peoples and a language. The Tswana Bantu population, related to the Sotho, divide themselves into subgroups (lineages): the Hurutshe, Gwaketse, Kgalagadi, Kgatha, Kwena, Malete, Ngwato, Rolong, Tawana, Thlaping, and Tlokwa. The country of Botswana (which literally means “Land of the Tswana”) bears the name of the Tswana