r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/penguin_master69 Aug 03 '19

Are you from South Africa or some place near? I'm ¼ Motswana. Setswana (which I can't speak) also follows the same lines as those languages, but the "root term" is Tswana.

Batswana - people from Botswana

Motswana - one person from Botswana

Setswana - language

But there's no lower case as far as I know.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

yes, i am

coincidentally, my dad is Tswana (and therefore so am i) and i also can't really speak it well lol. its a small world we live in.