Boipuso
Setswana for "independence" or "self-rule", from the reflexive verb ipusa, "to govern oneself".
Meaning and origin
Boipuso is the ordinary Setswana word for independence, formed like Boipelo and Boitumelo by placing the abstract prefix bo- over a reflexive verb, here ipusa, to rule oneself.
How to pronounce Boipuso
| English (US) | boy-POO-soh /bɔɪˈpuːsoʊ/ |
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