Southern Sotho in South Africa


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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People Name General Sotho
People Name in Country Sotho, Southern
Natural Name Southern Sotho
Alternate Names Basotho; Southern Sotho; Sutu
Population this Country 4,526,000
Population all Countries 6,329,000
Total Countries 4
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 6  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 15005
ROP3 Code 109431
Country South Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Free State province; Gauteng province: Tembisa and Kempton Park; Eastern Cape province: Senqu municipality, south of Lesotho; North-West and Mpumalanga provinces border areas.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country South Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Free State province; Gauteng province: Tembisa and Kempton Park; Eastern Cape province: Senqu municipality, south of Lesotho; North-West and Mpumalanga provinces border areas..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 21.04 %)
82.00 %
Ethnic Religions
11.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
1.00 %
Non-Religious
1.00 %
Other / Small
5.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Sotho, Southern
Language Code sot   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Sotho, Southern
Language Code sot   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Sotho, Southern

Primary Language:  Sotho, Southern

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1839-1993)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1855-1982)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1872-2014)
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Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Audio Recordings DAVAR Partners recording, complete Bible DAVAR Partners International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Sotho, Southern Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Story of Jesus for Children Jesus Film Project
Film / Video Walking with Jesus video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video World Christian Videos World Christian Videos
General Bible for Children Bible for Children
General Biblical answers to your questions Got Questions Ministry
General Four Spiritual Laws Cru
General Scripture Earth Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
General YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: Sotho, Southern YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App Android Bible app: The Bible in Sesotho Bible Society of South Africa
Mobile App iOS Bible app: Sotho, Southern YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter Children and youth resources One Hope
Text / Printed Matter Literacy primer for Sotho, Southern Literacy & Evangelism International
Text / Printed Matter Topical Scripture booklets and Bible studies World Missionary Press
Photo Source Steve Evans - Flickr  Creative Commons 
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