Naro
Lands
Ghanzi District in western Botswana, and eastern Namibia
Facts 3
Today
In 2025 Botswana's government started radio programs in a number of Indigenous languages, Naro among them.
As of 2025 Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs), The Indigenous World 2026: Botswana (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Botswana chose Naro, the main San language of Ghanzi District, as one of the mother-tongue languages for primary school teaching from 2022.
As of 2021 Source: Daily News, Government of Botswana, Forty years of fighting for literacy The case of Naro Bible translators (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Naro's alphabet was created in Botswana through a language project begun in the 1980s, and Naro pioneers wrote songs and other texts in it. The project is based in D'Kar.
Source: Daily News, Government of Botswana, Forty years of fighting for literacy The case of Naro Bible translators (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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