Language

Pedi

Pedi is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

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Scripture in Pedi

A complete Bible is reported in Pedi.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Pedi is spoken

  • South Africa
  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe

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About Pedi

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
nso
Glottocode
pedi1238
Also known as
Sotho, Northern · Sotho, Northern: Kgaga

Dialects and varieties 20

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Pedi as a whole.

  • KhutsweNo known Scripture
  • Pai (Pedi)No known Scripture
  • Pai-Pulana-KutsweNo known Scripture
  • PulanaNo known Scripture
  • SepulanaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: BirwaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: DzwaboNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: GananwaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: KgagaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: KhutsweNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: KoniNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: KopaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: LobeduNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: MasemolaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: Matlala-MoletshiNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: PaiNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: PhalaborwaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: TlokwaNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: TswapoNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Northern: TsweneNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.