Today, the national and official languages of Lesotho are English and Sesotho. In the 1800s Southern Africa was a region of great turmoil with various tribes occupying the land and frequent battles between neighbouring clans. to the extent that it even has several words that resemble Sesotho words with clicks: The distinction was further enforced by the 1993 Constitution which states that these two languages are official and that no transaction conducted in English or Sesotho may be declared invalid.English is generally spoken in government offices and official business. This language utilizes the phenomenon of click consonants.The most common language of immigrants in Lesotho is Afrikaans, a West Germanic language that evolved out of the Dutch language subgroup. Sesotho is a language spoken in Lesotho and South Africa. The national and official language of Lesotho is Sesotho. Estimates suggest that between 85% and 90% of the population speaks Sesotho as a first language and 59% of the adult population is literate in the language. Linguists believe that Sesotho and Xhosa have influenced Phuthi, although it possesses its unique grammar.The Xhosa language is spoken by both the Amaxhosa and Amabhaca ethnic groups, who live in both Lesotho and South Africa. These languages were nominated as such in 1966 at the time of the country’s independence. A profile of the languages in Lesotho. The most striking properties of Sesotho grammar, and the most important properties which reveal it as a Another well-known property of the Bantu languages is their This article is about the Lesotho and central South African Sotho language. The country's language policy promotes bilingualism, and Chapter 1 of the Constitution of Lesotho states: It belongs to the Sotho-Tswana subgroup of the larger Niger-Congo language family and is commonly referred to as a Bantu language. Sesotho is also the main language spoken by the people of Lesotho, where, according to 1993 data, it was spoken by about 1,493,000 people, or 85% of the population. Most Sesotho speakers in South Africa reside in Free State and Gauteng.
Today, the national and official languages of Lesotho are English and Sesotho. Following the Lesotho’s independence in 1966, Sesotho was chosen and officially recognized as the national and official language of the country.
Except for English, all the main languages spoken in Lesotho are members of the Niger-Congo language family. The distinction was further enforced by the 1993 Constitution which states that these two languages are official and that no transaction conducted in English or Sesotho may be declared invalid. Approximately 600,000 people speak Xhosa in Lesotho. "Language in South Africa: the role of language in national transformation, reconstruction and development." It has It also has a large number of complex sound transformations which often change the phones of words due to the influence of other (sometimes invisible) sounds. Languages. Zulu is spoken by a small but significant minority. This language has been influenced by Bantu languages, Malay, Portuguese, and German, but maintains a vocabulary that is between 90% and 95% Dutch-based.All maps, graphics, flags, photos and original descriptions © 2020 worldatlas.com See language lists, maps, statistics, and more. For the northeastern South African Sotho language, see Webb, Vic. Sesotho (or Southern Sesotho), a Southern Bantu language, is the national language of Lesotho, and is spoken by most Basotho. Sesotho is a southern Bantu language spoken by the Basotho.