Language:  Sotho, Southern

Population of Groups Speaking

6,644,000

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 13,000
 Sotho Eswatini 5,900
 Sotho, Southern Lesotho 1,788,000
 Sotho, Southern South Africa 4,802,000
 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 659,000
 Xhosa Lesotho 27,000
 Zulu Lesotho 353,000
  Totals:  3     0

Language Alternate Names
Sesotho
Sisutho
Souto
Suthu
Suto

Dialects
Phuthi
Taung

Dialect Alternate Names
Sutho


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