noun
or chua·na ˈ(t)swänə, ˈchwä-, chəˈwä-
( plural tswana or tswanas or chuana or chuanas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : any of the various Bantu-speaking Negro peoples dwelling between the Orange and Zambezi rivers, particularly in Bechuanaland, southern Africa
b. : a member of any of such peoples
2. : a Bantu language of the Tswana people — compare sotho