Alternate Names: Sesotho, Sisutho, Souto, Suthu, Suto
Dialects: None known. Northern Sotho , and Tswana , are inherently intelligible but have generally been considered separate languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,770,000 in Lesotho (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 5,634,000.
Language Development: Magazines. Newspapers. Radio programs. TV. Bible: 1878–1989.
Spoken In: South Africa, Lesotho
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Lesotho
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.