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Sesotho
[ suh-soo-too, -soh-toh ]
noun
- the Bantu language of Lesotho; Sotho.
Sesotho
/ ɪˈːٳː /
noun
- the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho: an official language of Lesotho Also calledSouthern Sotho Former nameBasuto
Example Sentences
Their language, Sesotho, is also one of South Africa's 11 official languages.
Haufi nyana? meaning "too close?" in Sesotho, one of South Africa's official languages, explores and reimagines notions of home, belonging, heritage and identity.
The Sesotho language is one of South Africa's 11 official languages, spoken by about four million people in the country, as well as the two million inhabitants of Lesotho.
The name is thought to come from "wafamola", a word in Lesotho's language, Sesotho, meaning "flaring" or "flicking up" of a skirt, a reference to the exuberant way women danced to the music.
Ilola, a female, is said to have undergone weeks of physical therapy to correct developmental issues in her legs, and was named after the phrase “to become strong” in the Sesotho language of South Africa.
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