Bechuana

[ bech-oo-ah-nuh, bek-yoo- ]

/ ˌbɛtʃ uˈɑ nə, ˌbɛk yu- /

Tswana(def 1).

Origin of Bechuana

First recorded in 1795–1805

The well-marked Bechuana language group has very distinct features of its own.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 |Various
It is among the Bechuana missions, that enlargement is most practicable.

Fruits of Toil in the London Missionary Society |Various
I believe that most of the Bechuana nation would have done the same.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa |David Livingstone
Among the Bechuana, no man dares to clothe himself in the skin of his totem.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim

But two Bechuana boys who were attendant upon their masters they managed to frighten a good deal more.

The Triumph of Hilary Blachland |Bertram Mitford

Bechuana

/ (bɛˈtʃwɑːnə, ˌbɛtʃʊˈɑːnə, ˌbɛkjʊ-) /

a former name for Tswana

a former name for a member of the Bantu people of Botswana