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	*Shuters Compact Setswana Dictionary (Shuter & Shooter) ISBN 0-7960-0639-3 Includes both singular and plural forms of nouns (eg "motho" and "batho") to assist learners. For "South African" Setswana rather than "Botswana" Setswana.		*Shuters Compact Setswana Dictionary (Shuter & Shooter) ISBN 0-7960-0639-3 Includes both singular and plural forms of nouns (eg "motho" and "batho") to assist learners. For "South African" Setswana rather than "Botswana" Setswana.
	[[User:Jacob\|Jacob]]		[[User:Jacob\|Jacob]]
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		+	==Other References==
		+	*The Sound System of Setswana - Dept of African Languages and Literature - University of Botswana Published 1999 by Lightbooks, Gaborone. ISBN 99912-71-21-X
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		+	*Structure of a Setswana Sentence

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 *Setswana-English-Setswana Dictionary (Macmillan Botswana) ISBN 99912-77-77-3 Compiled by Z I Matumo in 1993, based on previous dictionaries by Missionaires. The dictionary is 647 pages long and recommended for serious Setswana learners.
-*Thanodi ya Setswana - Longman ISBN 9991250549 or 9789991250540 - haven't seen this one
+*Thanodi ya Setswana - Longman ISBN 9991250549 or 9789991250540 - haven't seen this one but its listed [http://www.mml.co.za/dictionaries_african.htm#setswana here]
 *Shuters Compact Setswana Dictionary (Shuter & Shooter) ISBN 0-7960-0639-3 Includes both singular and plural forms of nouns (eg "motho" and "batho") to assist learners. For "South African" Setswana rather than "Botswana" Setswana.
 [[User:Jacob|Jacob]]

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 ==Dictionaries==
 *Setswana-English-Setswana Dictionary (Macmillan Botswana) ISBN 99912-77-77-3 Compiled by Z I Matumo in 1993, based on previous dictionaries by Missionaires. The dictionary is 647 pages long and recommended for serious Setswana learners.
 *Shuters Compact Setswana Dictionary (Shuter & Shooter) ISBN 0-7960-0639-3 Includes both singular and plural forms of nouns (eg "motho" and "batho") to assist learners. For "South African" Setswana rather than "Botswana" Setswana.
 [[User:Jacob|Jacob]]

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 *Booklet "First Steps in Spoken Setswana" published by Pula Press 1978
-* "Understanding Everyday Setswana" A vocabulary & reference book - Pam Wilken Published 1994 Maskew Miller Longman [http://www.mml.co.za] ISBN 0-636-01871-75-770 Ninety four pages of vocabulary and phrases sorted in sections (eg animals, clothing, emergency situations etc). No grammar.
+* "Understanding Everyday Setswana" A vocabulary & reference book - Pam Wilken Published 1994 Maskew Miller Longman [http://www.mml.co.za] ISBN 0-636-01871-7 or ISBN 978-0-636-01871-6 Ninety four pages of vocabulary and phrases sorted in sections (eg animals, clothing, emergency situations etc). No grammar.
 *CD "Learn Setswana" from [http://www.eurotalk.com Eurotalk] This is really just a lot of vocabulary much of which has little relevance to life in Botswana. However you can at least listen to Setswana speakers pronouncing the words.

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 ==External Teaching Material==
 *Booklet "First Steps in Spoken Setswana" published by Pula Press 1978
 *CD "Learn Setswana" from [http://www.eurotalk.com Eurotalk] This is really just a lot of vocabulary much of which has little relevance to life in Botswana. However you can at least listen to Setswana speakers pronouncing the words.
 ==Dictionaries==

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 ==Bua Setswana Course==
 This course is aimed at beginners who want to learn to speak Setswana. The course aims to help students achieve a basic mastery of Setswana to allow them to communicate their basic needs and serve as a foundation on which to build their language skills.
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 *Shuters Compact Setswana Dictionary (Shuter & Shooter) ISBN 0-7960-0639-3 Includes both singular and plural forms of nouns (eg "motho" and "batho") to assist learners. For "South African" Setswana rather than "Botswana" Setswana.

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 #[[greetings]], useful phrases
 #[[introducing yourself]]
-#[[verbs - present tense]] including verb "to have"
+#[[verbs - present tense]] including verbs "to have" and "to be"
 #[[location]] including nouns ending in –ng
 #[[simple sentences and linking words]]
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 #[[verbs - future tense]]
 #[[verbs - past continuous tense]]
-#[[numbers]] time, days of week
+#[[numbers]] , days of the week
 #[[human body]] , tribes
-#[[adjectives]] , "to be"
+#[[adjectives]]
 #[[comparatives]]
 #[[shopping]]

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 #[[noun classes]]
 #[[verbs - past tense]]
 #[[verb objects and conjunctives]] (joining words)
 #[[possessives]]