Sotho
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Language Information
Sotho, more correctly called Sesotbo, is one of the major languages of southern Africa. Sotho proper refers to Southern Sotho, spoken by about 2 million people in Lesotho and another 3 million in the surrounding areas of South Africa. In its broader sense it includes Northern Sotbo, or Pedi, spoken in northern Transvaal, South Africa, and Western Sotbo, generally referred to as Tswana. Sotbo is another of the Bantu languages.
Sotho is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Sotho Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Sotho, Southern
Batho bohle ba tswetswe ba lokolohile mme ba lekana ka botho le ditokelo. Ba tswetswe le monahano le letswalo mme ba tlamehile ho phedisana le ba bang ka moya wa boena.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights