The Functional Distribution of Setswana and English in Botswana

Bagwasi, Mompoloki Mmangaka

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“…Seswaa is mainly prepared at significant public events or ceremonial occasions, including the opening of new government buildings [114], Independence Day, weddings, funerals [10], or local community meetings [54]. The cuisine was also featured at the Letlhafula Festival, a harvest festival showing traditional food, which was often held in Gaborone (the capital city) in May annually [27], and at the annual National Culture Day before COVID-19.…”

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Beef as intangible cultural heritage in Botswana: a documentary review

Chatibura

2023

J. Ethn. Food

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This article reviews the critical role of cattle and beef production, consumption practices, and symbolic values, among other elements, in instituting Botswana’s beef heritage. The rise of gastronomic tourism and the dearth of literature on Africa’s intangible food heritage has necessitated such a review. Using a document analysis methodology with Google, Google Scholar, and Web of Science Core Collection, the article narrates how the historical, economic, and sociocultural reliance on cattle led to a distinctive intangible beef heritage in Botswana. In conclusion, the article motivates the recognition of seswaa, a beef-related cuisine, as worthy of inscription under UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and for the continued documentation of food heritage amidst the limited regional studies of such in Africa.

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Section: Seswaa Preparationmentioning

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Beef as intangible cultural heritage in Botswana: a documentary review

Chatibura

2023

J. Ethn. Food

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“…Setswana is used in informal communication, local traditional gatherings and rallies, local shops and businesses, and transports amongst others (Bagwasi, 2003). English, as the official language, is used in the judicial system, government, administration and records, commercial, and educational domains.…”

Section: English: Foreign Language In China; Official Language In Botmentioning

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“…English, as the official language, is used in the judicial system, government, administration and records, commercial, and educational domains. Setswana is used in informal communication, local traditional gatherings and rallies, local shops and businesses, and transports amongst others (Bagwasi, 2003). Bagwasi (2003: 212) further affirms that ‘Setswana is spoken by approximately 80% of the population, while English is spoken by the educated Batswana, whose numbers range from 35% to 40%.’ These speakers of English comprise those who are fluent in it and those with only a basic knowledge.…”

Section: English: Foreign Language In China; Official Language In Botmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Setswana is used in informal communication, local traditional gatherings and rallies, local shops and businesses, and transports amongst others (Bagwasi, 2003). Bagwasi (2003: 212) further affirms that ‘Setswana is spoken by approximately 80% of the population, while English is spoken by the educated Batswana, whose numbers range from 35% to 40%.’ These speakers of English comprise those who are fluent in it and those with only a basic knowledge. Crystal (1997: 57) observes that ‘in 1995, the estimated number of Batswana L2 speakers of English was about 620,000 in a population of 1,549,000’.…”

Section: English: Foreign Language In China; Official Language In Botmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Code-switching in the conversations of the Chinese trading community in Africa: the case of Botswana

Akhidenor¹

2013

English Today

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As China continues to increase diplomatic and trade relations with about 53 African countries, the position of China becoming the largest trading partner of Africa cannot be over-emphasized, as numerous academic studies and journalistic reports have documented (e.g. Bodomo & Ma, 2010; Laribee, 2008; Mohan & Tan-Mullins, 2008; Mung-Kuang, 2008; Beijing Xinhua, 2005). By the end of 2008, about 1,600 Chinese companies had invested in African countries with a direct investment stock of US$7.8 billion (Wen Jiabao, November 7, 2009, the Opening Ceremony of the China-Africa Business Conference).

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Beyond English: Multilingualism and Education in Kenya

Orwenjo

2021

Africa Education Review

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The Functional Distribution of Setswana and English in Botswana

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Beef as intangible cultural heritage in Botswana: a documentary review

Beef as intangible cultural heritage in Botswana: a documentary review

Code-switching in the conversations of the Chinese trading community in Africa: the case of Botswana

Beyond English: Multilingualism and Education in Kenya

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