| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Country Population |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sotho | Botswana | 12,000 | 6,306,000 | 4 ● | Christianity | 85.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - | |
|
|
Sotho | Eswatini | 6,500 | 6,306,000 | 4 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
|
|
Sotho, Southern | Lesotho | 2,029,000 | 6,306,000 | ● | 5 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 13.93 % | -1 - |
|
|
Sotho, Southern | South Africa | 4,258,000 | 6,306,000 | ● | 5 ● | Christianity | 82.00 % | 21.04 % | -1 - |
|
Sotho-Taung | Lesotho | 34,000 | 34,000 | ● | 4 ● | Christianity | 95.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
| Totals: 5 | 0 ● | 0 |
Language: Sotho, Southern Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
6,339,000
People Groups Speaking as Primary Language
5
Scripture Status
Audio Bible
Not Available
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Global Population |
Indigenous | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sotho, Khutswe | South Africa | 584,000 | 584,000 | ● | 5 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - |
|
Xhosa | Lesotho | 24,000 | 8,219,000 | ● | 4 ● | Christianity | 75.00 % | 10.00 % | -1 - |
|
Zulu | Lesotho | 60,000 | 13,462,000 | ● | 5 ● | Christianity | 70.00 % | 11.00 % | -1 - |
| Totals: 3 | 0 ● | 0 |
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | sot |
| Written | Yes |
| Bible Translation | Complete Bible |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Sesotho |
| Sisutho |
| Souto |
| Suthu |
| Suto |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Phuthi |
| Sesotho |
| Taung |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Sutho |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1839-1993 |
| New Testament | 1855-1982 |
| Complete Bible | 1878-1989 |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Resource Repositories |
|---|
| Language Archives |
| Linguist List |
| Scripture Earth |
| SIL Resources |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Sotho, Southern |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Sesotho 1989 Translation (Standard Orth) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Southern Sotho 1909/61 Translation (Standard Orth) |
| Text / Printed Matter | EasyBibles |
| Text / Printed Matter | OneHope resources for children and youth |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |