Many Tswana’s names are also derived from God and the elders, such as Kelebogile, Gaone, and Omphile. Tswana names are unique, celebrating their colorful language and heritage.

The diamond, which is nearly the size of a tennis ball is believed to be about 2.5 billion to 3 billion years old, was named “Our Light” in the local Tswana language.

Its name means "our light" in the Tswana language. A spokeswoman said bidding reached $61 million - below the more than $70 million Sotheby's had hoped for.

"Tau!" they call out in Botswana's Tswana language. "Ah," says Tsile, laughing, "the lion!" But the focus of this drive is actually an animal these kids are a lot more familiar with – elephants.

Canadian mining company Lucara Diamonds is good at finding big stones. Their latest 2492-carat find just debuted in Botswana. But that's just the beginning of its sale.

The joint exercises dubbed “Mosi” – which means “smoke” in local Tswana language – will be held between February 17 and 27, the South African military announced on Thursday.

The exercises dubbed “Mosi”, which translates to “smoke” in the local Tswana language, are scheduled for February 17 to 27, off the port city of Durban and Richards Bay.

THE second-largest diamond ever discovered weighs nearly 2,500 carats and is estimated to cost millions of dollars. The 2,492-carat gem was dug out of a Botswana mine this week. It nearly sha… ...

5. Diversity This season we meet a Tswana family through Naledi. For the first time, Zulu will not be the only language spoken. Commenting on the diversity in language, the director Fikile says: ...

One of the guides, speaking in Botswana's Tswana language, asks, which animal are you most hoping to see? TSILE: (Speaking Tswana). AIZENMAN: Tau, they say in Tswana. TSILE: The lion.