WHAT DOES SOTHO MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of Sotho in the English dictionary
The first definition of Sotho in the dictionary is -tho, -thos. a member of a large grouping of Negroid peoples of southern Africa, living chiefly in Botswana, South Africa, and Lesotho. Other definition of Sotho is the group of mutually intelligible languages of this people, including Lesotho, Tswana, and Pedi. It belongs to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family. Sotho is also -tho, -thos a member of the Basotho people; a Mosotho.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOTHO»
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Sotho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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African Names: Reclaim Your Heritage
LEFATSHE Earth N SOTHO LEFOFA Feather N SOTHO LECADIMA Flash of
lightning N SOTHO LEGOBU Chameleon N SOTHO LECODIMO Heaven N
SOTHO LECOTLO Mouse N SOTHO LEHLABULA Autumn SOTHO LEHLIMO
Luck, ...
2
Explorings: A Collection of Poems for the Young People of ...
1957 ON LEARNING SOTHO (for Isaac Sephoka) I was a young Sotho boy then
a baby wetting a layette of words and all of you laughed boisterously when I
swore at myself not knowing the difference then between 'nna' and 'wena'. And I'd
...
3
Clothing and Difference: Embodied Identities in Colonial and ...
By the mid-1950s these garments, although certainly deriving in style and
material from European influence, were items of clothing indicating a thoroughly
sotho orientation.8 An orientation toward the paired opposite, sekgowa, was
shown by ...
4
Globalisation and African Languages: Risks and Benefits
Hartshorne, Kenneth B., J. H. A. Swart and Edgar Posselt 1984 Dictionary of
Basic English - N. Sotho Across the Curriculum. Johannesburg: Educum
Publishers. Kriel, Theunis J. 1 9764 The New English — Northern Sotho
Dictionary, English ...
Katrin Bromber, Birgit Smieja, 2004
5
The Drumcafé's Traditional Music of South Africa
In this song, the singers respect and awe for their ancestors is evident. Emergent
music Setapo: the step dance Traditional Sotho dance-songs exerted a major
influence on the modern musical styles developed at schools by the missionaries
.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
—Medicine Sotho (Bantu people) USE Sotho (African people) Sotho atlases USE
Atlases, Sotho Sotho children's stories USE Children's stories, Sotho Sotho
cookery USE Cookery, Sotho Sotho courts USE Courts, Sotho Sotho fiction (May
...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
7
The History of South Africa: Second Edition
The Sotho and the “Gun War” The British annexed Basutoland and made it a
direct British dependency in 1868, two years before Moshoeshoe's death. Letsie (
1870– 1891) succeeded his father as paramount chief. The Cape colony took ...
8
Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and ...
The nineteenth-century experiences of Sotho and Tswana with Christianity
differed, in some significant ways, from those of the Nguni-speakers (like the Zulu
, Mpondo, and Xhosa) to their east and southeast. When Christian missionary
activity ...
Richard Elphick, T. R. H. Davenport, 1997
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Culture and Customs of South Africa
The Sotho Estimated at 7 million, the Sotho constitutes the second largest African
language group in South Africa. Three million Sotho and other closely related
groups live outside of South Africa, the majority of whom are in Lesotho. The
Sotho ...
10
Language and Social History: Studies in South African ...
Although today we regard the relic peripheral Sotho-Tswana dialects as aberrant,
it may well be these that have preserved most faithfully pre-Nguni-ised structures.
Linguistically these relic groups lack features such as the laterals /hl, tl, tlh/ ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOTHO»
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South Africa: Simon Majakathata Phamotse
He would become a prominent Sotho literary giant and a key figure in Basotho politics at the start of the 20th century. Phamotse even founded the first African ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Sesotho name for dinosaur discovered in Free State
The Sefapanosaurus, from the Sesotho word "sefapano" which means "cross", hails from the Zastron area, about 30km from the Lesotho border. The specimen ... «News24, Jun 15»
Sesotho writer immortalized
In an interview with Express, a revered author of Sotho books, TV and Radio dramas and actor, Khotso Nkhatho, hailed the book as a masterpiece and said he ... «News24, Jun 15»
Operation Fiela contradicts SA's xenopobia stance
The Sotho word fiela, which means to “sweep away”, is in itself indicative of the manner in which foreigners were being treated like dirt, according to the People's ... «The Citizen, May 15»
The Last Reel - Recensione (Far East Film Festival 2015)
Sebbene attiva nel mondo del Cinema da diversi anni, la regista cambogiana Sotho Kulikar è qui alla sua opera prima, proprio ora che, ci fa sapere, ... «LinkinMovies.it, May 15»
Joshua Nkomo Truly Kalanga
It is like we have the Nyathi people who are originally Sotho but they settled in the Kalanga-dominated area and they got identified with the Kalangas.”. «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, May 15»
'Ode to My Father' Takes Top Prize at Udine Festival
Winner of the Black Dragon Award decided by special pass holders was Cambodian director Sotho Kulikar's war-themed melodrama “The Last Reel.” The My ... «Variety, May 15»
Lesedi FM listeners complain about presenter's 'English' Sesotho
Former Kaya FM radio presenter Nonn Botha has been investigated by the Pan South African Language board for apparently failing to speak the Sesotho ... «Times LIVE, Apr 15»
New Sotho sitcom starting on SABC2
The month of February sees the premiere of SABC2's new sitcom Ke Ba Boleletse. The Sotho sitcom will start on Saturday, 7 February at 20:00 and replaces ... «Media Update, Feb 15»
Dumela! Google Translate now features Sesotho
Dumela, O kae? That's Hello, how are you in Sesotho, which you can now translate into English on Google Translate after an update to the search engine's ... «htxt.africa, Dec 14»
