SINCE 1828
Sotho
noun
So·tho
| \ ˈsō-(ˌ)tō
\
\
plural Sotho
or Sothos
Definition of Sotho
1a
: any one of the Sotho languages and especially Sesotho
b
: a group of closely related Bantu languages of Lesotho, Botswana, and northern South Africa
2
: a member of a group of southern African peoples whose language is Sotho
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