# Sotho

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsutu/ · frequency rank #97,569

## Definitions
1. A group of closely related Bantu lects spoken in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, and Zambia.
2. Sesotho (“the language”) (Southern Sotho).

## Etymology
From Sotho, from Sotho -sotho, from Sotho motho.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sotho