Southern Sotho language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Southern_Sotho_language
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bantu peoples
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sesotho
gptkbp:BibleTranslated 1878
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Northern_Sotho_language
gptkb:Tswana_language
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Sekuena
gptkb:Sekwena
gptkb:Setaung
gptkb:Setlokwa
gptkb:Sefokeng
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Sotho language
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code st
gptkbp:ISO639-3 sot
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Niger-Congo
gptkb:Benue–Congo
gptkb:Southern_Bantu
gptkb:Atlantic–Congo
gptkb:Sotho–Tswana
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Sesotho
gptkbp:notableBook Yes
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers about 6 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:recordedAt 19th century
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Pan_South_African_Language_Board
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Botswana
gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:usedInEducation gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sotho-Tswana_peoples
gptkb:Sotho-Tswana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6