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The Sotho-Tswana peoples are a meta-ethnicity of southern Africa and live predominantly in Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho. List of clans and kingdoms [ edit ]
The Sotho-Tswana ethnic group derives its name from the people who belong to the various Sotho and Tswana clans that live in southern Africa. Historically, all members of the group were referred to as Sothos; the name is now exclusively applied to speakers of Southern Sotho who live mainly in Lesotho and the Free State province in South Africa, while Northern Sotho is reserved for Sotho ...
Ethnic group Sotho people Basotho King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Southern Basotho Nation of Lesotho, with his Ministers. Total population c. 7,254,315 (2023 est.) Regions with significant populations South Africa 5,103,205 Lesotho 2,130,110 Botswana 11,000 Eswatini 6,000 Namibia 4,000 Languages Sesotho IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, English, Afrikaans Religion Christianity, Modimo Related ethnic groups ...
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The Pedi / p ɛ d i / or Bapedi / b æ ˈ p ɛ d i / - also known as the Northern Sotho, [2] Basotho ba Lebowa, bakgatla ba dithebe, [3] Transvaal Sotho, [4] Marota, or Dikgoshi [5] - are a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native to South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho that speak Pedi or Sepedi, [6] which is one of the 12 official languages in South Africa. [7]
Sotho-Tswana clans, such as the Rolong, Griqua, and Batlhaping, traded long before Europeans visited Botswana. Molepolole, Lake Ngami, and the Orange River were popular trading routes. Trading between clans was frequent, but interactions with groups outside the continent were uncommon; however, beads, cloth, and seashells were sought when the ...