Basotho

/ bəˈsuːtuː, -ˈsəʊtəʊ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Some of the cultural items associated with the Basotho people are their blankets and the Basotho traditional conical hats, known as the mokorotlo.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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