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Meaning of "Southern Sotho" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUTHERN SOTHO

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUTHERN SOTHO

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Southern Sotho is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOUTHERN SOTHO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Southern Sotho

Sotho language

The Sotho /ˈsuːtuː/ language, also known as Sesotho, Southern Sotho, or Southern Sesotho, is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages, and in Lesotho, where it is the national language. It is an agglutinative language which uses numerous affixes and derivational and inflexional rules to build complete words.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUTHERN SOTHO

Southern Alps
Southern British English
Southern Bug
Southern Cross
southern fur seal
Southern Gothic
southern hemisphere
Southern Ireland
southern lights
Southern Ocean
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesian
Southern Sporades
Southern Stars
Southern Uplands
Southern-fried
Southerner

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUTHERN SOTHO

altho
Basotho
Catho
Clotho
Lesotho
litho
metho
Mmabatho
Mosotho
Northern Sotho
photolitho
Sesotho
Sotho

Synonyms and antonyms of Southern Sotho in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Southern Sotho» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUTHERN SOTHO

Find out the translation of Southern Sotho to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Southern Sotho from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Southern Sotho» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

南部索托语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sotho del sur
570 millions of speakers

English

Southern Sotho
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेसोथो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السوتو الجنوبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Сесото
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Southern Sotho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দক্ষিণ সোথো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sotho du Sud
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selatan Sotho
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Süd-Sotho
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

南部ソト語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남부 소토어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sotho Kidul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tiếng Sesotho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெற்கு சோதோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दक्षिण सोथो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güney Sotho
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Southern Sotho
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sotho Południowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сесото
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Southern Sotho
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νότια Sotho
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Southern Sotho
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Southern Sotho
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sør -sotho
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Southern Sotho

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTHERN SOTHO»

The term «Southern Sotho» is regularly used and occupies the 57.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTHERN SOTHO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Southern Sotho

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUTHERN SOTHO»

Discover the use of Southern Sotho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Southern Sotho and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Language in South Africa
Apart from Nguni, hlonipha is practised only by the Southern Sotho, but it is less extensive therein both in terms of the range of individuals whose names must be avoided by a married woman and the actual rules of linguistic practice. The very ...
Rajend Mesthrie, 2002
2
Transformations on the highveld: the Tswana & Southern Sotho
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William F. Lye, Colin Murray, 1980
3
Southern African Sotho Names for Babies
Southern Sotho (or Sesotho), is the language of the Free State, Lesotho (the kingdom of Basotho) and the North-Eastern parts of the Eastern Cape. Although these languages are still considered as three separate languages for political and ...
Dimakatso Maleka-Karas, 2013
4
African Traditional Religion in South Africa: An Annotated ...
In the first part, Kuper notes that the Southern Sotho have a relatively decentralized political economy divided according to chiefdoms. Each chiefdom, he notes, is in turn divided into wards, often ruled over by brothers, brothers' sons , or the ...
David Chidester, 1997
5
Language and Social History: Studies in South African ...
In the table below, tones have not been marked. -ithuta -isutra- jitunda 'to learn, teach oneself 4.5.1 Southern Sotho Southern Sotho is considerably more homogeneous than other Sotho- Tswana languages and dialects. This may be attributed ...
Rajend Mesthrie, 1995
6
Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and ...
Josh R. Masiea SOUTHERN SOTHO LITERATURE INTRODUCTION During the first half of the nineteenth century a new era dawned amongst the Basotho (i.e. the Sotho-speaking people) 1 in their mountainous enclave of Lesotho (formerly  ...
B. W. Andrzejewski, Stanisław Piłaszewicz, Witold Tyloch, 1985
7
Western Civilization in Southern Africa: Studies in Culture ...
... Zulu books were used in Swaziland, Southern Sotho books in Sekukuniland, Rolong books in Kxatla-speaking Pretoria, the very agencies which helped to keep Zulu and Rolong and Southern Sotho pure helped to break down the exclusive ...
Isaac Schapera, 2013
8
Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and ...
... related cultural and linguistic group consisting of a number of political sub- groups, including the Kwena, Thlaping, Kgatla, Rolong, Ngwato, Ngwaketsi, Tlharo and the Southern Sotho - occupy a large region of southern Africa bounded by the ...
Richard Elphick, T. R. H. Davenport, 1997
9
Culture and Customs of South Africa
Among the Lovedu and Southern Sotho, full bridewealth, though slightly lesser in amount, is required to consummate the second marriage. In a situation where the wife dies before producing issue for her husband's family, her family is ...
Funso S. Afọlayan, 2004
10
Botswana Since Independence
The San also have had profound influence on other groups such as the Southern Sotho in South Africa. The Southern Sotho are a heterogeneous group and were once united in the 1830s under the highly efficient leadership of King ...
Godfrey Mwakikagile, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUTHERN SOTHO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Southern Sotho is used in the context of the following news items.
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As Africa's Population Booms, Meaningful Baby Names Gain …
Proud father Toki Mathe named his first son Karabo, which means “answer from God” in the Southern Sotho language. “The new generation, we're trying to bring ... «Voice of America, Dec 14»
2
The Heist Movie, South African-Style: 'iNumber Number'
(The dialogue is a mish-mash of the many languages spoken to South Africa: English, Zulu, Afrikaans and Southern Sotho.) And that familiarity, Marsh says, ... «OZY, Jun 14»
3
GoldOne's warrens of worry
The papers contained a message translated into English, Afrikaans, isi Xhosa, a mixture of Northern and Southern Sotho, and Setswana. "This notice is to inform ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Feb 14»
4
Miners buried in debt as SA unsecured lending booms
While African Bank says it also offers contracts in Zulu and Southern Sotho, Impala and Lonmin operate in predominantly Tswana-speaking areas. Many miners ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jan 13»
5
Hlonipha - Cultural Aspects
If you want to be dogmatic, you can distinguish between 'isiHlonipho', (language of respect, a variety used by women of the Nguni and Southern Sotho cluster) ... «News24, Jan 13»
6
The class purpose of the Zuma regime
If you look back at the ANC presidents over the century since 1912 one finds five Zulus, four Xhosas, one Tswana, one Northern and one Southern Sotho. «Politicsweb, Jan 12»
7
SINGING WITH A PURPOSE
My real name is John Mokhali, am a Southern Sotho. I was born in the Free State, in a small town known as Hennenman. I am the second child in a family of ... «The Voice Online, Sep 11»
8
Change is coming to Orange Farm
It is a diverse group of people who speak an assortment of languages, with Zulu and Southern Sotho predominating. The majority of the population falls in the ... «Joburg, Aug 11»
9
New Goal Mouth is Moloi!
Maphale Moloi's proficiency in his mother tongue, Southern Sotho, and his magnetic personality have garnered him the coveted Super Diski Goal Mouth ... «The New Age Online, Apr 11»
10
Ilitha Community Radio (Not monitored)
... talk and 20% music. The station broadcasts in Xhosal; Southern Sotho; English; and Afrikaans. Wizards, witches and rock on Disney Channel this weekend. «Media Update, Jul 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Southern Sotho [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/southern-sotho>. May 2024 ».
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