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sesotho

/səˈsutu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
sesotho
IPA
/səˈsutu/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Bantu language spoken mainly in Lesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa.

noun

A member of an African ethnic group who speak the Sesotho language.

adj

In or pertaining to the Sesotho language.

adj

Pertaining to the Basotho people or culture, or language.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sotho Sesotho.

Inflected Forms

Sesoto (alternative) Sesuto (alternative) Sesutho (alternative)

Phrases

Northern Sesotho Southern Sesotho Sesotho Web

Frequently Paired Words

Basotho Lesotho Mosotho Sotho Sesotho Web

Synonyms

Mosotho Sotho Southern Sesotho Southern Sotho sotho language basuto

Questions

How do you pronounce sesotho?
The recorded pronunciation is /səˈsutu/.
What does sesotho mean?
A Bantu language spoken mainly in Lesotho and in the Free State and Gauteng provinces of South Africa.
Where does sesotho come from?
Borrowed from Sotho Sesotho.

How to pronounce sesotho

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