Basotho

/ bəˈsuːtuː; -ˈsəʊtəʊ /

noun

1. a member of the subgroup of the Sotho people who chiefly inhabit Lesotho Former nameBasuto

Example Sentences

The engineering marvel at the centre of this is incongruous in the country’s highlands - sited among the shepherds in traditional Basotho blankets and mud huts that make up this rural area.

From BBC

WELKOM, South Africa — Intertribal rioting broke out again at the Free State gold mine during the night, with Xhosa and Basotho miners attacking one another, the police said today.

From New York Times

He is the leader of the Basotho Convention Movement, which campaigned on the issue during last year's election, gaining a single seat, which he holds.

From BBC

Unemployment and poverty have worsened in recent years and hundreds of thousands of Basotho are facing food insecurity.

From BBC

"Basotho houses have always been of interest to me in the way that they stand out in the landscape - the use of colours and the use of geometric shapes," says Mukasa.

From BBC