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==Description==
The official languages of the Kingdom of Lesotho are '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotho_language Sesotho]''' and '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English]'''. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Lesotho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', The official languages are Sesotho and English., accessed 23 Feb 2022.</ref><br>
Sotho or Sesotho is spoken primarily by the Basotho in Lesotho, where it is the national and official language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Sotho language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', spoken primarily by the Basotho in Lesotho, accessed 23 Feb 2022.</ref><br>
Lesotho, a country in Southern Africa, is home to several languages, including
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuthi_language Phuthi]'''
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotho_language Sesotho]''' - Official language - Sesotho is the first language of more than 90 percent of the population and is "used widely as a medium of communication" in day-to-day speech. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Lesotho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Lesotho#:~:text=Sesotho%20is%20the%20first%20language%20of%20more,a%20medium%20of%20communication%22%20in%20day-to-day%20speech, accessed 23 Feb 2022.</ref>
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_language Xhosa]'''
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_language Zulu]'''
* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English]''' - Official language - English is reserved for official interactions, such as "government and administration". <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Lesotho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Lesotho#:~:text=English%20is%20reserved%20for%20official%20interactions%2C%5B8%5D%20such%20as%20%22government%20and%20administration%22, accessed 23 Feb 2022.</ref>
All, except for English, belong to the Niger–Congo language family. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Lesotho," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Lesotho, accessed 23 Feb 2022.</ref>
==Word List(s)==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuthi_language#:~:text=Phrases Phuthi Phrases] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/sesotho.php#:~:text=Useful%20Sesotho%20phrases Useful Sesotho phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/northernsotho.htm#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Northern%20Sotho Useful phrases in Northern Sotho] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/xhosa.php#:~:text=Useful%20Xhosa%20phrases Useful Xhosa phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/zulu.php#:~:text=Useful%20Zulu%20phrases Useful Zulu phrases] - Omniglot
* Mantoa Motinyane-Masoko & Aquilina Mawadza, '''''Xhosa dictionary & phrasebook''''', New York : Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2017 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/xhosa-dictionary-phrasebook/oclc/991795167&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuthi_language#:~:text=Alphabet Phuthi Alphabet] - Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotho_phonology Sotho Vowels & Consonants] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/nsotho.htm Sotho Alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/xhosa.htm#:~:text=Xhosa%20alphabet Xhosa alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/zulu.htm#:~:text=Zulu%20alphabet Zulu alphabet] - Omniglot
'''Pronunciation'''
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/sesotho.htm#:~:text=Sotho%20pronunciation Sotho pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/xhosa.htm#:~:text=Xhosa%20pronunciation Xhosa pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/zulu.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Zulu pronunciation] - Omniglot
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
* T J Kriel, '''''The new English-Sesotho dictionary''''', Johannesburg, [approximately 1968 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-english-sesotho-dictionary/oclc/63426164&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* L Hamel, '''''English-Southern Sesotho dictionary''''', Mazenod, Basutoland (Lesotho) : Catholic Centre, 1965 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-southern-sesotho-dictionary/oclc/2225214&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* A Fischer, '''''English-Xhosa dictionary''''', Cape Town : Oxford University Press, 2012 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/english-xhosa-dictionary/oclc/828856535&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* G R Dent & C L Sibusiso Nyembezi, '''''Scholar's Zulu dictionary : English-Zulu, Zulu-English''''', Pietermaritzburg : Shuter and Shooter, 2009 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/scholars-zulu-dictionary-english-zulu-zulu-english/oclc/1017359389&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://glosbe.com/en/st Dictionary English - Southern Sotho] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/xh Dictionary English - Xhosa] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/zu Dictionary English - Zulu] - Glosbe
'''Language Aids'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuthi_language#:~:text=Grammar Phuthi Grammar] - Wikipeadia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesotho_grammar Sesotho grammar] - Wikipedia
* [http://learn101.org/xhosa_grammar.php Xhosa Grammar] - Learn101
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_grammar Zulu grammar] - Wikipedia
* [http://learn101.org/zulu_grammar.php Zulu Grammar] - Learn101
==Additional Resources==
* Clement M Doke, '''''The phonetics of the Zulu language''''', Muenchen : LINCOM Europa, 2012 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/phonetics-of-the-zulu-language/oclc/819379452&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* David Ambrose, '''''Sesotho language''''', Lesotho : House 9 Publications, National University of Lesotho, 2006 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/sesotho-language/oclc/162508628&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
* Simon Scurr Donnelly, '''''Aspects of Tone and Voice in Phuthi''''', Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/aspects-of-tone-and-voice-in-phuthi/oclc/931575253&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat]
== References  ==
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*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/sesotho.htm Writing Lesotho]
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/sesotho.htm Writing Lesotho]


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