Botswana Ethnic Groups

Botswana Ethnic Groups exhibit the variety of tribal groups found in the African country of Botswana. The various Botswana ethnic groups include, Tswana, Kalanga, Basarwa and Kgalagadi. Among these, the Tswana is the most famous and important one. Not only that, it is also the largest of the ethnic groups. It consists of 79% of the total population and is distributed among eight tribes. Kalanga is the second largest one and it comprises about 11% of the population. The Basarwa ethnic group comprises of three percent of the total population. The Kgalagadi group has little or negligible share in the population of Botswana. Apart from these, there are few scattered small groups of Khoisan people, who frequent the southwestern districts of Botswana. This ethnic group of Botswana speaks languages like Khwe, Khoe and San.

The people belonging to these ethnic groups generally live on basic agriculture or farming. These people are not advanced and educated and cannot come at par with the people in the urban society. The different ethnic groups represent particular types of people, their lifestyle, food, dressing and finally their occupation. These ethnic groups are considered as the primitive groups living in this part of the country. The Botswana ethnic group consists mainly of the tribal people in large numbers. The various ethnic groups are not enlightened by the light of modern world. However, steps are being taken to uplift and upgrade these ethnic groups of Botswana, so that they can be brought at par with the rest of the Botswana society.

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