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Basotho

British  
/ bəˈsuːtuː, -ˈsəʊtəʊ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2023

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

Like other Basotho frustrated by water shortages and yellowing highlands, Letotokoto talks of the Highlands Water Project with disdain.

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

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