The Sotho people, also known as the Basuto or Basotho, are a Bantu nation native to southern Africa. Basotho have inhabited the region of Lesotho, South Africa since around the fifth century CE. They have split into different clans over time, as result of mfecane and colonialism.
Sotho
What is Sotho language called?
Southern Sotho, also called seSotho or just Sotho, is one of the two official languages in the Southern African country of Lesotho. SeSotho is also an official language in South Africa and Zimbabwe, and its speakers are called BaSotho.
What country is Sotho?
Lesotho
Sotho is an official language in Lesotho and South Africa but is not spoken in any other countries. The Sotho language (native name: Sesotho) has its roots in the Niger–Congo language family.
What countries speak Sotho?
Today Sesotho is one of South Africa’s 11 official languages and spoken by about five million people in Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia and Zambia. Sesotho was one of the first African languages to be reduced to writing, and it has an extensive literature.
What is Sotho in South Africa?
Sotho (/ˈsuːtuː/) or Sesotho (/sɛˈsuːtuː/) Southern Sotho is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho–Tswana (“S.30”) group, spoken in Lesotho, where it is the national and official language; South Africa (particularly in the Vaal and the Free State), where it is one of the 12 official languages; and in Zimbabwe where it …