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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Source Sotho language (Wikipedia)
Source Sotho language (Wikipedia)
Written In
Sesotho is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.
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Source Sotho language (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleQuote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Sotho (), also known as Sesotho (), Southern Sotho, or Sesotho sa Borwa, is a Southern Bantu language spoken in Lesotho, as its national language, and South Africa, where it is an official language.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Southern Sotho (Glottolog languoid sout2807)
GlottologEndangerment, AES statusQuote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
2. Sotho language (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Language codes
sot
Infobox: speakers
5.6 million
Geographic distribution
the main language spoken by the people of Lesotho
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Sotho (), also known as Sesotho (), Southern Sotho, or Sesotho sa Borwa, is a Southern Bantu language spoken in Lesotho, as its national language, and South Africa, where it is an official language.
In Family: Atlantic-Congo, Infobox: fam2
Atlantic-Congo
In Family: Southern Bantu languages, Infobox, Language family
Southern Bantu
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