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Definition of Sotho
1. Noun. A member of the Bantu people who inhabit Botswana, Lesotho, and northern South Africa and who speak the Sotho languages.
Group relationships: Botswana, Republic Of Botswana, Basutoland, Kingdom Of Lesotho, Lesotho, Republic Of South Africa, South Africa
Generic synonyms: Bantu
Generic synonyms: Bantu
2. Adjective. Of or relating to any of the group of Sotho languages. "Sotho noun classifiers"
3. Noun. Any of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho in Botswana and South Africa and Lesotho.
Generic synonyms: Bantoid Language, Bantu
Specialized synonyms: Basuto, Sesotho, Sechuana, Setswana, Tswana
Specialized synonyms: Basuto, Sesotho, Sechuana, Setswana, Tswana