Language:  Sotho, Southern

Population of Groups Speaking

6,364,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

5

Scripture Status

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(5 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Sotho Botswana 14,000
 Sotho Eswatini 5,700
 Sotho, Southern Lesotho 1,783,000
 Sotho, Southern South Africa 4,526,000
 Sotho-Taung Lesotho 35,000
  Totals:  5     0
SECONDARY Language
(3 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Sotho, Khutswe South Africa 621,000
 Xhosa Lesotho 27,000
 Zulu Lesotho 352,000
  Totals:  3     0

Language Alternate Names
Sesotho
Sisutho
Souto
Suthu
Suto

Dialects
Phuthi
Taung

Dialect Alternate Names
Sutho


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