Basotho

British  

/ bəˈsuːtuː, -ˈsəʊtəʊ /

noun

1. Former name: Basuto.  a member of the subgroup of the Sotho people who chiefly inhabit Lesotho

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Example Sentences

Twenty-five-year-old aspiring podcaster Katleho Selatela attested to this: "It feels like we can be critical about the government and not worry about safety. It feels like we can be proud to be Basotho again."

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2022

But she praised its use of cultural touches like Basotho blankets and called the use of the isiXhosa language “very humbling.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2018

The costumes, designed by Ruth Carter, another black collaborator, split the difference between the usual capes-and-tights getup and the customary garb of the Maasai, Himba, Dogon, Basotho and Tuareg peoples.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2018

For the people of Lesotho, called the Basotho, a lack of rain doesn't just mean crop failure and less food.

From US News • Jul. 25, 2016

I would refute it by noting that the presidents of the ANC have been Zulus, Basotho, Pedis, and Tswanas, and the executive has always been a mixture of tribal groups.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela