Sotho people (or Basotho), an African ethnic group principally resident in South Africa, Lesotho and southern Botswana
Sotho language (Sesotho or Southern Sotho), a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa, an official language of both South Africa and Lesotho
Northern Sotho language (Sesotho sa Leboa), a group of related Bantu dialects classed together as an official language of South Africa
Sotho–Tswana languages, the S.30 language group, a linguistic classification which groups together the related languages Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tswana, and Lozi
Sotho-Tswana peoples, a group of southern African ethnic groups with a common history, speakers of languages in the Sotho group
Lesotho, a country in southern Africa entirely surrounded by South Africa
Bosotho, a region in Limpopo province, also known as Sekhukhuneland, the home of the BaPedi people
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Sesotho sa Lebowa is a Sotho-Tswana language group spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa, most commonly in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the...
Sotho (/sɛˈsuːtuː/) Sesotho, also known as Southern Sotho or Sesotho sa Borwa is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho–Tswana ("S.30") group, spoken...
The Sotho (/ˈsuːtuː/), also known as the Basotho (/bæˈsuːtuː/), are a prominent Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native to Southern Africa. They primarily inhabit...
Sotho may refer to: Sotho people (or Basotho), an African ethnic group principally resident in South Africa, Lesotho and southern Botswana Sotho language...
transcription delimiters. The phonology of Sesotho and those of the other Sotho–Tswana languages are radically different from those of "older" or more "stereotypical"...
/bæˈpɛdi/, also known as the Sotho, Basotho, Northern Sotho, Basotho ba Lebowa, Transvaal Sotho, Marota, or Bamaroteng are a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native...
l’Afrique centrale. Mabille, A., Dieterlen, H., and Paroz, R. A. 1950. Southern Sotho-English Dictionary. Morija Sesuto Book Depot. Motingoe, M. M., 2008. Letshwao...
Pretoria Taal, or Pretoria Sotho (affectionately called Sepitori/S'pitori by its speakers), is the urban lingua franca of Pretoria and the Tshwane metropolitan...
¯ ], H stem Doke, C. M., and Mofokeng, S. M. 1974. Textbook of Southern Sotho Grammar. Cape Town: Longman Southern Africa, 3rd. impression. ISBN 0-582-61700-6...
twelve of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Afrikaans, Xhosa...
about 8.2 million people. It is closely related to the Northern Sotho and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi language and the Lozi language...
Most frequently heard on the radio are various sub-Saharan AfroPop styles, Sotho Hip-hop, RnB, Deep house, Soulful House, Dancehall, Jazz, kwaito, and reggae...
dipikara as if the cluster ⟨sp⟩ was a contraction of sep- Impolite The Sotho–Tswana languages lack the high toned pre-prefix/augment that appears in...
South Africa, just east of Mabopane. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi-ethnic composition of...
Calendar, and the ruins are thought to be created by the Bakone, a Northern Sotho people. In 1487, the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias led the first European...
The Kgalagadi, or Bakgalagadi, are a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native to Botswana. They are a section of the Batswana people. The name "Bakgalagadi" means...
languages have been written in braille: Afrikaans, Ndebele, Sesotho, Northern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. All print alphabets are restricted...
first heard from the Sotho and Tswana peoples. In the early 19th century, the Ndebele invaded and lived in territories populated by Sotho–Tswana peoples, who...
Basotho blanket is a distinctive form of woollen blanket commonly worn by Sotho people in Lesotho and South Africa. Originally gifted to the then ruler...
Korana people Zulu people Shangana–Tsonga people Sotho–Tswana people: Southern sotho Basotho Northern Sotho BaPedi people Batswana Venda people: Vhavenda...
Rozi, is a Bantu language of the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho–Tswana branch of Zone S (S.30), that is spoken by the Lozi people, primarily...
name. About three-quarters of the clan groups are Nguni; the remainder are Sotho, Tsonga, others North East African and San descendants. These groups have...
more elongated oval heads were also used in what is now Mozambique. The Sotho under Mosheshe did not adopt Zulu style weapons and tactics and so unlike...
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