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单词 Sesotho
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Definition of Sesotho in English:

Sesotho

noun sɛˈsuːtuːsəˈsˌo͞oˌto͞osəˈsōdō
mass noun
  • The South Sotho language of the Basotho people, an official language in Lesotho and South Africa, with over 5 million speakers.

    塞索托语(巴索托人讲的南索托语,系莱索托和南非的一种官方语言,使用者超过500万)

    Also called "Southern Sotho"
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yes, we were beaten up if we spoke Sesotho at school.
    • Check your traffic ticket and see if you notice any Setswana, Sesotho or isiZulu printed with the English.
    • The Sotho language, or Sesotho, is a Bantu language closely related to Setswana.
    • Diena Louwrens, head of council and committees, says the City has four official languages - Afrikaans, English, isiZulu and Sesotho - and it has been recommended that all official communication use those languages.
    • ‘If we sing in Sesotho, it doesn't mean we are singing kwaito music, we just express ourselves better in our own language,’ said Norten.
    • While her mother tongue is Afrikaans, she speaks some Spanish and some Sesotho, learned while in Maseru.
    • And what's its relation to Sesotho and Basotho?
    • They translated the Bible into Sesotho, taught us how to scribble on slate to represent our language, printed books, and so on.
    • ‘A woman is the child of her father, her husband and her son,’ goes an old saying in Sesotho, the nation's traditional language.
    • The leaflets have been published in seven of the eleven official languages, namely: Afrikaans, Tsonga, Sesotho, Zulu, English, Venda and Xhosa.

Origin

The name in Sesotho.

Rhymes

in toto, koto, Kumamoto, Kyoto, photo, Yamamoto

Definition of Sesotho in US English:

Sesotho

nounsəˈsˌo͞oˌto͞osəˈsōdō
  • The South Sotho language of the Basotho people, an official language in Lesotho and South Africa, with over 5 million speakers.

    塞索托语(巴索托人讲的南索托语,系莱索托和南非的一种官方语言,使用者超过500万)

    Also called "Southern Sotho"
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The leaflets have been published in seven of the eleven official languages, namely: Afrikaans, Tsonga, Sesotho, Zulu, English, Venda and Xhosa.
    • And what's its relation to Sesotho and Basotho?
    • Yes, we were beaten up if we spoke Sesotho at school.
    • ‘If we sing in Sesotho, it doesn't mean we are singing kwaito music, we just express ourselves better in our own language,’ said Norten.
    • Check your traffic ticket and see if you notice any Setswana, Sesotho or isiZulu printed with the English.
    • While her mother tongue is Afrikaans, she speaks some Spanish and some Sesotho, learned while in Maseru.
    • Diena Louwrens, head of council and committees, says the City has four official languages - Afrikaans, English, isiZulu and Sesotho - and it has been recommended that all official communication use those languages.
    • They translated the Bible into Sesotho, taught us how to scribble on slate to represent our language, printed books, and so on.
    • The Sotho language, or Sesotho, is a Bantu language closely related to Setswana.
    • ‘A woman is the child of her father, her husband and her son,’ goes an old saying in Sesotho, the nation's traditional language.
adjectivesəˈsˌo͞oˌto͞osəˈsōdō
  • Relating to Sesotho.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then came a Sesotho song ‘Nelson Mandela a hona ya tswanang le wena.’
    • At the living heritage function the Sesotho speakers will show how their food is made and explain their traditions and customs.
    • I haven't been able to find an equivalent Sesotho proverb.

Origin

The name in Sesotho.

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