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So·tho S0573500 (sō′tō, so͞o′to͞o)n. pl. Sotho or So·thos 1. a. A group of closely related Bantu languages, including Tswana, spoken in southern Africa.b. Any of these languages.2. A member of a Sotho-speaking people.Sotho (ˈsuːtuː; ˈsəʊtəʊ) npl -tho or -thospl -tho or -thos1. (Peoples) a member of a large grouping of Negroid peoples of southern Africa, living chiefly in Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho2. (Languages) the group of mutually intelligible languages of this people, including Lesotho, Tswana, and Pedi. It belongs to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family3. (Peoples) South African a member of the Basotho people; a Mosotho4. (Languages) South African the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; Sesotho. It is an official language of Lesotho along with English Former name (for senses 3, 4): BasutoSo•tho (ˈsu tu, ˈsoʊ toʊ) n., pl. -thos, (esp. collectively) -tho for 1. 1. a member of any of a group of African peoples of Lesotho, Botswana, and the Republic of South Africa. 2. the closely related Bantu languages of these peoples. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Sotho - a member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languagesBotswana, Republic of Botswana - a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960sBasutoland, Kingdom of Lesotho, Lesotho - a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)Bantu - a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa | | 2. | Sotho - any of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho in Botswana and South Africa and LesothoBantoid language, Bantu - a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continentBasuto, Sesotho - the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of LesothoSechuana, Setswana, Tswana - the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana | Adj. | 1. | Sotho - of or relating to any of the group of Sotho languages; "Sotho noun classifiers" | TranslationsSothoenUK
Sotho a group of closely related languages, the most representative of which are Southern Sotho, the official language of Lesotho, and Northern Sotho, which is spoken in Transvaal Province in the Republic of South Africa. Speakers of Sotho number approximately 4 million (1967, estimate). Sotho belongs to the southeastern zone of the Bantu languages. With the exception of a, vowels are characterized by an open/closed opposition; they constitute a nine-member system. The consonant system is characterized by the presence of three click sounds and a well-developed system of fricatives. There are 13 agreement classes with monosyllabic prefixes. Rudiments of locative prefixes are found in the pronouns. The verb abounds in derivative suffixes. A literature exists in Sotho and newspapers are published in the language. REFERENCESParoz, R. A. Elements of Southern Sotho, 2nd ed. Morija, 1959. Ziervogel, D. Noordsotho-leerboek. Pretoria, 1949. Doke, C. M. The Southern Bantu Languages. London-New York, 1954. Mabille, A., and H. Dieterlen. Southern-Sotho-English Dictionary. Morija, 1950.SothoenUK Related to Sotho: Sotho language, Sotho peopleWords related to Sothonoun a member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languagesRelated Words- Botswana
- Republic of Botswana
- Basutoland
- Kingdom of Lesotho
- Lesotho
- Republic of South Africa
- South Africa
- Bantu
noun any of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho in Botswana and South Africa and LesothoRelated Words- Bantoid language
- Bantu
- Basuto
- Sesotho
- Sechuana
- Setswana
- Tswana
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