Sotho

Sotho

English

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Etymology

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Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintuder.?
Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀
Sotho motho
Sotho -sothoder.
English Sotho

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsutu/
    • Rhymes: -utu

    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).

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    See also

    • Wiktionary’s coverage of Sotho terms

    Noun

    Sotho (plural Sotho)

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

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