transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsō-(ˌ)tō ]
noun
( plural Sotho or Sothos )
Date: 1928
1.
a. : any one of the Sotho languages and especially Sesotho
b. : a group of closely related Bantu languages of Lesotho, Botswana, and northern South Africa
2. : a member of a group of southern African peoples whose language is Sotho