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Sesotho is also the main language spoken by the people of Lesotho, where, according to 1993 data, it was spoken by about 1,493,000 people, or 85% of the population. The census fails to record other South Africans for whom Sesotho is a second or third language.
Sesotho is the first language of more than 90 percent of the population [7] and is "used widely as a medium of communication" in day-to-day speech. [8] English is reserved for official interactions, [8] such as "government and administration", [9] although the use of Sesotho in politics, religion, and the mass media is growing.
The language of the Basotho is referred to as Sesotho, [24] less commonly known as Sesotho sa borwa. [25] Some texts may refer to Sesotho as "Southern Sotho" to differentiate it from Northern Sotho, also called Sepedi. Sesotho is the first language of 1.5 million people in Lesotho, or 85% of the population. [19]
At least thirty-five languages are spoken in South Africa, twelve of which are official languages of South Africa: Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, South African Sign Language, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and English, which is the primary language used in parliamentary and state discourse, though all official languages are equal in legal status.
The Sotho ethnic group (also known as Basotho), from which the country derives its name, composes 99.7% of the country's current population, making it one of the most ethnically homogeneous in the world. Their native language, Sesotho, is the official language along with English. The name Lesotho translates to "land of the Sesotho speakers ...
Xhosa is an Nguni Bantu language, most commonly found in South Africa, spoken by around 200,000 Zimbabweans, a little over 1% of the population. [25] Xhosa is one of Zimbabwe's official languages. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] " Ishe Komborera Africa ", the former Zimbabwean national anthem , was based on a Xhosa hymn.
Sentebale means "forget-me-not" in the Sesotho language, representing a pledge to remember the most vulnerable youth in the region. ... "Africa’s young people are set to make up nearly 40% of ...
The Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Thabo Mofutsanyana; Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda iThabo Mofutsanyana) is one of the 5 districts of the Free State province of South Africa. The seat is Witsieshoek. As of 2011, a majority of its 725,932 residents spoke Sesotho. The district code is DC19