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Sesotho

/səˈsutu/

Sesotho proper noun: a Bantu language spoken mainly in Lesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa.

Proper noun

Sesotho

  1. A Bantu language spoken mainly in Lesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa.

Noun

Sesotho (plural Sesotho)

  1. A member of an African ethnic group who speak the Sesotho language.
    Synonyms:
    Mosotho

Adjective

Sesotho

  1. In or pertaining to the Sesotho language.
  2. Pertaining to the Basotho people or culture, or language.

Synonyms of Sesotho

Forms of Sesotho

Proper noun
alternative formSesoto
alternative formSesuto
alternative formSesutho
Noun
pluralSesotho

Origin of Sesotho

Borrowed from Sotho Sesotho.

Words formed from Sesotho

Questions about Sesotho

What does Sesotho mean?
Sesotho means a Bantu language spoken mainly in Lesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa.
What part of speech is Sesotho?
Sesotho can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Sesotho?
Sesotho is pronounced /səˈsutu/.

Words near Sesotho in the dictionary

  1. sesioid
  2. sesioids
  3. sesma
  4. sesmas
  5. Sesori
  6. Sesotho
  7. sespenine
  8. sesqui-
  9. sesqui-century
  10. sesquialter
  11. sesquialtera

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