Sotho-Tswana peoples
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The Sotho-Tswana, also known as the Sotho or Basotho, although the term is now closely associated with the Southern Sotho peoples are a meta-ethnicity of Southern Africa. They are a large and diverse group of people who speak Sotho-Tswana languages. The group is predominantly found in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and the western part of Zambia. Smaller groups can also be found in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
A Sotho-Tswana settlement called Dithakong
Basotho girls standing outside a seotlwana
A ngaka, or traditional healer of the Sotho-Tswana people
Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
Sotho people
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The Sotho, also known as the Basotho, are a prominent Sotho-Tswana ethnic group native to Southern Africa. They primarily inhabit the regions of Lesotho and South Africa.
King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Southern Basotho Nation of Lesotho, with his Ministers.
19th century Sotho warrior (top) and King Moshoeshoe (bottom).
A Mosotho man wearing a modianywe
Basotho women carrying a clay pot called a lefiso