Sesotho
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It means "forget me not" in the Sesotho language and is also used to say goodbye.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
"It's time for what is ours to be returned to us," Tshepo Lipholo, the MP behind the motion, told Lesotho's parliament, speaking in Sesotho.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2023
But the way the picture looks typified another quality of his work, something Mofokeng has encapsulated through a word in his native Sesotho language: seriti.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2017
Berger named the site Malapa, a word that in the Sesotho language means “homestead.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 20, 2016
I called a meeting for all the members and it was a lively session — conducted in Sesotho, Zulu, Xhosa, and English.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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