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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Basotho
"I Basotho vivono principalmente in Lesotho."
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A member of a Bantu-speaking ethnic group indigenous to Lesotho and parts of South Africa.
"The Basotho people are known for their traditional wool blankets and conical straw hats."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Sesotho, meaning 'people of Lesotho', composed of the prefix ba- (people) and Sotho.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Basotho" is said worldwide
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Basotho
Transliteration: Basotho
"Les Basotho portent souvent des couvertures traditionnelles."
Basotho
Transliteration: Basotho
"Die Basotho sind die indigene Bevölkerung von Lesotho."
Basotho
Transliteration: Basotho
"I Basotho vivono principalmente in Lesotho."
Basotho
Transliteration: Basotho
"El pueblo basotho tiene una rica cultura tradicional."
Basótios
Transliteration: Basotios
"Os basótios são o grupo étnico predominante no Lesoto."
बासोथो
Transliteration: Basotho
"बासोथो लोग लेसोथो के मूल निवासी हैं।"
巴索托人
Transliteration: Ba suō tuō rén
"巴索托人是莱索托的主体民族。"
바소토족
Transliteration: Basoto-jok
"바소토족은 레소토의 주요 원주민입니다."
バソト族
Transliteration: Basoto-zoku
"バソト族はレソトの先住民族です。"
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