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Sesotho

Bantu Languages

Sesotho, also called Southern Sotho, is a Southern Bantu language that serves as the national language of Lesotho and is also an official language of South Africa.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
sot 1
Speaker Count
5,600,000 1
Status
Living 1
Region
Lesotho, South Africa 1
Classification
Official Status
Official Language 1
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Written In

Latin Script, Scripts

Sesotho is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.

Sources
1. Sotho language (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Language codes
    sot
  • Infobox, Native speakers
    5.6 million cited
  • Geographic distribution
    the main language spoken by the people of Lesotho
  • Official status, Sesotho entity page
    Sesotho, also called Southern Sotho, is a Southern Bantu language that serves as the national language of Lesotho and is also an official language of South Africa.
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