Sotho
- proper noun
- "For a Sotho-speaker, "moloi" and "witch" are interchangeable.
- Sotho speakers
- Sotho people
- North Sotho
Examples
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The Biennale events included a conference titled "Bua!" (Sotho for "Speak!").
Academic text (1996) -
So are the Zulus, the Xhosa, the Ndebele, the Sotho.
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Zulu-speaking Sowetans tend to have a greater sense of connection to ancestral clans and places than Sotho or Tswana speakers.
Academic text (1996) -
At the national level, recognition of a single category of Africans rather than distinct categories of Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Sotho, etc. would be inconsistent.
Academic text (1990) -
The Global Voices Interactive DVD series (Goetze & Fern, 2006) includes an authentic guide to teaching various South African Zulu and Sotho songs and their accompanying movements, history, and traditions.
Academic text (2015) -
Emily is a member of the Sotho ethnic group known for their rich cultural heritage.
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The conference featured performances of traditional Sotho songs and dances.
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In Lesotho, the Sotho people celebrate their unique identity through vibrant festivals.
Synonyms
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A person from Lesotho who is part of the Sotho people
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9.1
A language spoken by the Sotho people in Lesotho, South Africa, and Botswana
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sotho comes from the people called Basotho, and the country Lesotho means 'land of the Sotho'. So Sotho can mean either the people or the language they speak.