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So·tho | \ ˈsō-(ˌ)tō 
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\ 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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The first known use of Sotho was in 1928
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