Sesotho is a national language of both South Africa and Lesotho. Spoken in South Africa & Lesotho.
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Sesotho is a national language of both South Africa and Lesotho, spoken in South Africa & Lesotho.
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Same word, same sound, same meaning. Which way you write it depends on where you went to school. Vote and tell us.
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