Language

Southern Sotho

Southern Sotho is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in 4 countries.

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Scripture in Southern Sotho

A complete Bible is reported in Southern Sotho.

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 Southern Sotho is spoken

  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
  • South Africa

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About Southern Sotho

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
sot
Glottocode
sout2807
Also known as
Sotho, Southern · Sotho, Southern: Taung

Dialects and varieties 2

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

  • Sotho, Southern: PhuthiNo known Scripture
  • Sotho, Southern: TaungNo known Scripture

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.