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 {| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
-| kereke || church || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| kereke || church || [[File:Kereke.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| terekere || tractor || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| terekere || tractor || [[File:Terekere.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| tsela || road || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| tsela || road || [[File:Tsela.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| go bona || to see/get || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| go bona || to see/get || [[File:Go_bona.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| phologolo || animal || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| phologolo || animal || [[File:Phologolo.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| diphala || impalas || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| diphala || impalas || [[File:Diphala.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| thata || very much/hard/difficult/brave || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| thata || very much/hard/difficult/brave || [[File:Thata.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| tlhapa || wash || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| tlhapa || wash || [[File:Tlhapa.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| tsala || friend || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| tsala || friend || [[File:Tsala.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| ga ka || test1 || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| gape || again/also/too || [[File:Gape.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| sekgoa || English || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| sekgoa || English || [[File:Sekgoa.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| mma || woman/mother || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| mma || woman/mother || [[File:Mma.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| ntlo || house || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| ntlo || house || [[File:Ntloo.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| ngaka || doctor || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
+| ngaka || doctor || [[File:Ngaka.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
 |}

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 {| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
-| kereke || church || test1
+| kereke || church || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| terekere || tractor || test1
+| terekere || tractor || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| tsela || road || test1
+| tsela || road || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| go bona || to see/get || test1
+| go bona || to see/get || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| phologolo || animal || test1
+| phologolo || animal || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| diphala || impalas || test1
+| diphala || impalas || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| thata || very much/hard/difficult/brave || test1
+| thata || very much/hard/difficult/brave || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| tlhapa || wash || test1
+| tlhapa || wash || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| tsala || friend || test1
+| tsala || friend || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| ga ka || test1 || test1
+| ga ka || test1 || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| sekgoa || English || test1
+| sekgoa || English || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| mma || woman/mother || test1
+| mma || woman/mother || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| ntlo || house || test1
+| ntlo || house || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
-| ngaka || doctor || test1
+| ngaka || doctor || [[File:Dumela_Rra.ogg|noicon]]
 |-
 |}

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 === Examples===
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+Check [[Audio Help]] if the audio doesn't work with your browser
 {| style="color:green;background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 | kereke || church || test1

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 *'nts' = n + 'ts' sound
 *'&#154;' = sh
 ===Accents in written Setswana===

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 You will occasionaly see accents (eg &ecirc;) in written Setswana. &#154; is regularly used, but the others are not.
-In Heinmann "Setswana ya Mophato" by Emang Butale, Mpho Mmopi, Dimakatso Mahlanza ISBN 0-7962-0156-0 circumflex accents are used on &ocirc; &ecirc; to indicate @???@
+In some dictionaries and learning texts (such as Heinmann "Setswana ya Mophato" by Emang Butale, Mpho Mmopi, Dimakatso Mahlanza ISBN 0-7962-0156-0) circumflex accents are used on &ocirc; &ecirc; to indicate low toned o and e (????)
-Because use of accents makes it difficult to search for words, (eg searching for "yone" will not produce a result for "y&ocirc;n&ecirc;") in this wiki, no accents other than &#154; should be used (unless a non accented form is also given).
+Because use of accents makes it difficult to search for words, (eg searching for "yone" will not produce a result for "y&ocirc;n&ecirc;") in this wiki, no accents other than &#154; should be used (unless a non accented form is also given). However, both forms are used in the dictionary.

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	*'nts' = n + 'ts' sound		*'nts' = n + 'ts' sound
	*'' = sh		*'' = sh
		+
		+	===Accents in written Setswana===
		+
		+	You will occasionaly see accents (eg â) in written Setswana. is regularly used, but the others are not.
		+
		+	In Heinmann "Setswana ya Mophato" by Emang Butale, Mpho Mmopi, Dimakatso Mahlanza ISBN 0-7962-0156-0 circumflex accents are used on ô ê to indicate @???@
		+
		+	Because use of accents makes it difficult to search for words, in this wiki, no accents other than should be used (unless a non accented form is also given).
		+
		+	test ôtêst

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 In Setswana, the vowels are pronounced as in the following English words:
-*'a' as in 'car'
+*'a' as in 'c'''a'''r'
-*'e' as in 'let'
+*'e' as in 'l'''e'''t'
-*'i' as in 'meet'
+*'i' as in 'm'''ee'''t'
-*'o' as in 'go'
+*'o' as in 'g'''o''''
-*'u' as in 'school'
+*'u' as in 'sch'''oo'''l'
 There are also a few combinations of consonants which are pronounced very differently from English:
-*'g' = an 'h' sound deep in your throat, like the end of "loch"
+*'g' = an 'h' sound deep in your throat, like the end of "lo'''ch'''"
-*'kg' = k + an 'h' sound deep in your thorat
+*'kg' = k + an 'h' sound deep in your throat
 *'kh' = k + some air
 *'ph' = p + some air
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 *'tsh' = 'ts' + some air
 *'nts' = n + 'ts' sound

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 In Setswana, the vowels are pronounced as in the following English words:
-*'A' as in 'car'
+*'a' as in 'car'
-*'E' as in 'let'
+*'e' as in 'let'
-*'I' as in 'meet'
+*'i' as in 'meet'
-*'O' as in 'go'
+*'o' as in 'go'
-*'U' as in 'school'
+*'u' as in 'school'
 There are also a few combinations of consonants which are pronounced very differently from English:
-*'G' = an 'H' sound deep in your throat
+*'g' = an 'h' sound deep in your throat, like the end of "loch"
-*'Kg' = K + an 'H' sound deep in your thorat
+*'kg' = k + an 'h' sound deep in your thorat
-*'Kh' = K + some air
+*'kh' = k + some air
-*'Ph' = P + some air
+*'ph' = p + some air
-*'Th' = T + some air (NOT like "th")
+*'th' = t + some air (NOT like English "th")
-*'Ny' = think of isolating the 'ny' in 'canyon'
+*'ny' = think of isolating the 'ny' in 'canyon'
-*'Tl' = think of isolating the 'tl' in 'Atlanta'
+*'tl' = think of isolating the 'tl' in 'Atlanta'
-*'Tlh' = 'Tl' + some air
+*'tlh' = 'tl' + some air
-*'Ts' - think of isolating the 'ts' in 'itself'
+*'ts' - think of isolating the 'ts' in 'itself'
-*'Tsh' = 'Ts' + some air
+*'tsh' = 'ts' + some air
-*'Nts' = N + 'Ts' sound
+*'nts' = n + 'ts' sound