Language:  Sotho, Southern

Population of People Groups Speaking

6,644,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

5

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

Not Available

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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 Progress Gauge
 Sotho Eswatini 5,900 Progress Gauge
 Sotho, Southern Lesotho 1,788,000 Progress Gauge
 Sotho, Southern South Africa 4,802,000 Progress Gauge
 Sotho-Taung Lesotho 35,000 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  5     0 ◼︎ (0 ✸︎)
SECONDARY Language
(3 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Sotho, Khutswe South Africa 659,000 Progress Gauge
 Xhosa Lesotho 27,000 Progress Gauge
 Zulu Lesotho 353,000 Progress Gauge
  Totals:  3     0 ◼︎ (0 ✸︎)

Language Alternate Names
Sesotho
Sisutho
Souto
Suthu
Suto

Dialects
Phuthi
Taung

Dialect Alternate Names
Sutho


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