This paper suggests that social capital in its various forms is inherent in language. It presents the different languages in Botswana as manifestations of different forms of social capital. For example, minority languages are presented as bonding social capital, Setswana as bridging and English as linking. These different forms of social capital tend to function individually and collectively to bond individuals to members of their ethnic groups, compatriots, and foreign alliances. The paper argues that these forms of social capital overlap, they have no boundaries and provide a continuous network which can be used productively to facilitate social, economic, educational, and democratic achievements. This is only possible if speakers are encouraged to network freely inside and across their communities and thereby transfer information and ideas from one network to another.