Northern Sotho
Bantu language
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Summary
Northern Sotho is a language[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: South Africa[3]
- Instance of: modern language[4]
- Subclass of: Sotho–Tswana[5]
- Writing system: Latin script[6]
- Commons category: Northern Sotho language[7]
- Wikimedia language code: nso[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northern Sotho language[9]
- Language regulatory body: Pan South African Language Board[10]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 4,100,000[11]
- Native label: Sepedi[12], Sesotho sa Leboa[13]
- Indigenous to: North West[14], Gauteng[15], Limpopo[16], Mpumalanga[17]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/NSO[18]
- Ethnologue language status: 1 National[19]
- Category for films in this language: Category:Northern Sotho-language films[20]
- Related category: Category:Northern Sotho pronunciation[21]
Why It Matters
Northern Sotho has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]