Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Sotho language spoken in Lesotho, where it is the national language, and in South Africa, where it is an official language.
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- proper noun A
Bantu language spoken mainly inLesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces ofSouth Africa . - proper noun An African ethnic group, which speaks this language, properly called the
Basotho . - proper noun An individual member of this group, properly referred to as a
Mosotho . - adjective In or pertaining to the Sesotho language.
- adjective Pertaining to the Basotho people or culture, or language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho
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Examples
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Commentary will be in English, Sesotho, Afrikaans and Zulu.
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The Freedom Charter was read in English, Sesotho, and Xhosa.
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The show now features a youth slot, which hopes to encourage youngsters to save the planet as well as inserts in vernacular languages such as Sesotho, Sepedi and isiZulu.
Tonight 2010
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Bloemfontein, South Africa's judicial capital, is known as Mangaung in Sesotho, meaning
Brownsville Herald : By ROBERT MILLWARD 2010
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The inland Bantu languages, such as Sesotho, do not have clicks.
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Each teacher walked away with several books written in both English and Sesotho, …
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Each teacher walked away with several books written in both English and Sesotho, …
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Each teacher walked away with several books written in both English and Sesotho, …
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The first two lines are sung in Xhosa, the next two in Zulu, the next four in Sesotho, the next four in Afrikaans and the final four in English:
Alan Elsner: Those National Anthems: What Are They Singing? 2010
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With stanzas in five of South Africa's 11 official languages (Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English), it remains a challenge for many to sing.
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