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Sotho

/ˈsutu/

Sotho proper noun: a group of closely related Bantu lects spoken in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and Zambia.

Proper noun

Sotho

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

Noun

Sotho (plural Sotho)

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

Sotho meaning in Persian

Sotho in Persian

Sotho language
زبان سوتو zabân soto

Forms of Sotho

Proper noun
alternative formSutho
alternative formSoto
alternative formSuto
Noun
pluralSotho

Origin of Sotho

From Sotho, from Sotho -sotho, from Sotho motho.

Words formed from Sotho

Questions about Sotho

What does Sotho mean?
Sotho means a group of closely related Bantu lects spoken in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and Zambia.
What is Sotho in Persian?
Sotho in Persian is زبان سوتو (zabân soto). See Sotho meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Sotho?
Sotho can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Sotho?
Sotho is pronounced /ˈsutu/.

Words near Sotho in the dictionary

  1. Sothic period
  2. Sothic periods
  3. Sothic year
  4. Sothic years
  5. Sothis
  6. Sotho
  7. Sothoness
  8. Soths
  9. SOTI
  10. Sotiris
  11. Sotk

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