Sesotho

English

Alternative forms

Sesoto, Sesuto, Sesutho

Etymology

Sotho Sesotho

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈsutu/, /səˈsoʊtoʊ/
(native pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛ̀.sʉ́.tʰʉ̀/

Proper noun

Sesotho

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

Synonyms

language

Hypernyms

language

Derived terms

Northern Sesotho
Southern Sesotho

Translations

Bantu language

Afrikaans: Suid-Sotho (af), Sesotho (af)
Russian: сесо́то (ru) m (sesóto)
Sotho: Sesotho (st)

Noun

Sesotho (plural Sesotho)

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

Adjective

Sesotho

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

Translations

pertaining to the Basotho

Afrikaans: Suid-Sotho (af)
Irish: Basútach

Related terms

See also

Sesotho Web - Resource on the language Sesotho (also includes dictionary)

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Sesotho, sot ⁠

Anagrams

soothes, tooshes

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