Sotho

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Sotho

/ˈsutu/

Rhymes with -utu

proper noun Sutho · Soto · Suto

A group of closely related Bantu lects spoken in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and Zambia.
specifically Sesotho (“the language”) (Southern Sotho).

noun Sotho · Sutho · Soto · Suto

A Mosotho (“person”); a member of the Basotho (“people”).

Translations

Every language

name group of Bantu lects

Kiswahili	Kisuthu
Română	sotho

name Sotho language

Español	sesotho
Kiswahili	Kisuthu
Français	sotho du Sud, sesotho
Deutsch	Sesotho, Südliches Sotho, Süd-Sotho
Русский	сесо́то sesóto

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@misc{sotho_2026,
  title = {Sotho},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sotho},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}