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Everyday spontaneous speech

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📖 About Sesotho (Lesotho)

Where it is spoken

Sesotho is the national language of Lesotho, spoken nationwide, from Maseru to the mountain highlands.

Language family

Sesotho belongs to the Sotho-Tswana branch of the Bantu language family, closely related to Setswana and Sepedi.

Writing system

Sesotho is written using the Latin script, standardised under the Lesotho national orthography used in schools and government documents.

Speakers and regional variation

Lesotho has more than 2 million Sesotho speakers. The Lesotho standard differs in spelling and vocabulary from the South African standard of Sesotho.

Digital and technology presence

Sesotho has a growing government and educational digital presence, though speech data suitable for training accurate models remains limited.

💡 Frequently asked questions

Is Sesotho (Lesotho) data different from Sesotho (South Africa)?

Yes. We treat them as separate datasets to preserve the two national standards rather than flattening them into one.

Does Grho Languages offer Sesotho government and civic speech data?

Yes. Public service and education contexts are common use cases for Sesotho (Lesotho).

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