Sotho

Dictionary: So·tho (sō'tō, sū'tū) pronunciation

n., pl., Sotho, or -thos.

1. A group of closely related Bantu languages, including Tswana, spoken in southern Africa.
2. Any of these languages.
A member of a Sotho-speaking people.

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Sotho

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Cluster of Bantu-speaking peoples (numbering 10 million) occupying the high grasslands of southern Africa, mainly parts of South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho. They are culturally and historically distinct from the Nguni peoples. The main Sotho groups are the Pedi and Lovedu in the north, the Tswana in the west, and the Basuto of Lesotho. Most farm and raise livestock, though Christian missionary activity and urbanization have resulted in a breakdown of traditional culture patterns.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho people in Botswana and South Africa and Lesotho

The adjective Sotho has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to any of the group of Sotho languages
Pertains to noun: Sotho (meaning #1)

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