tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post4079153620041923185..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: Africa on televisionBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-59442358577762518912009-04-28T19:38:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:38:00.000-04:00If you have ComCast then all the episodes are avai...If you have ComCast then all the episodes are available on their On Demand service.<br /><br />I heartily second Barry's recommendation.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-67025364139952765822009-04-28T15:19:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:19:00.000-04:00I saw a brief on the making of the series (while i...I saw a brief on the making of the series (while in a hotel, thus HBO) and it looked really good. I have known some die-hard fans of the book series for years but haven't gotten around to reading any of them and now would love to.lidijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935511420040454173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-42403845339560351032009-04-28T13:42:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:42:00.000-04:00Ah, sorry about no language links.
The Wikipedia ...Ah, sorry about no language links.<br /><br />The Wikipedia entry on <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswana_language" REL="nofollow">Tswana language</A> is a good one, and here's the entry on the related <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotho_language" REL="nofollow">Sotho language</A>. Here's a <A HREF="http://www.wordgumbo.com/nk/tsw/erengtsw.htm" REL="nofollow">list of translations</A> of some English words into Setswana. And here's an <A HREF="http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Tswana/" REL="nofollow">online dictionary</A> (pretty limited, but...).<br /><br />Just for fun, there's a Wikipedia version in Tswana, and here's the <A HREF="http://tn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setswana" REL="nofollow">entry for Setswana</A> from that.<br /><br />The best source of information about the country itself is the <A HREF="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/" REL="nofollow">CIA World Factbook</A>, and here's the <A HREF="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html" REL="nofollow">entry for Botswana</A>.<br /><br />By the way, as to confusion about "Tswana" vs "Setswana": The prefixes identify the country ("Bo-"), the people ("Ba-", or "Mo-" for one person), and the language ("Se-"). In English, we sometimes call the language "Tswana", but they call it "Setswana" (or sometimes "seTswana"). It's the same sort of thing with "Sotho" vs "Sesotho" and "Lesotho".Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-26291754786952354862009-04-28T13:04:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:04:00.000-04:00I too am enjoying this show. It is true to the bo...I too am enjoying this show. It is true to the books, which were excellent. I think that buying the DVDs would be very worthwhile.Catherine Nesbittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-7414380798910887772009-04-28T13:01:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:01:00.000-04:00I wish you had included a link to a site explainin...I wish you had included a link to a site explaining the language.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627206782348512426noreply@blogger.com