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Diane le Maele

Diane le Maele

Figurative speech [manatetshapuo] is an essential part of any language, and helps establish a speaker as a well established and competent consumer of said language. It basically turns talking into an art form, rather than just a basic means of communication. Like many other languages, Setswana has a rich variety of artistic language, ranging from diane (proverbs), maele (idioms), dikapuo (figures of speech), dithamalakane (riddles) to poetic diction like tshwantshiso (metaphors), tshwantshanyo (similes), mothofatso (personification), among others. Manatesapuo ke bontlha bongwe ja teme nngwe le nngwe,…

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