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Sotho people

The Basotho (/bæˈsuːtuː/), also known as the Sotho (/ˈsuːtuː/), are a Sotho-Tswana ethnic group indigenous to Southern Africa. They primarily inhabit the regions of Lesotho, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.

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Botswana
11,000
Eswatini
6,000
Lesotho
2,130,110
Namibia
4,000
South Africa
5,103,205

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Sotho people

Nodes171
Edges170
Triples51
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011696
Components1

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Sotho people

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related to 19th century · 22
Sotho people → After, Angola, At, Barotseland, Basotho, Boers, Botswana, Britain, Cape Colony, Dutch, Great Trek, In, Kololo, Namibia, Napoleonic Wars, Okavango Swamp, Shaka, They, Zambezi, Zambia
related to history · 20
Sotho people → African, Bantu-speaking, Basotho, Batswana, By, CE, Chiefdoms, Free State Province, Gauteng, Iron-working, Marginal, Nguni, North West, San, Separation, Some Basotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sporadic, The Basotho
related to Clothing · 4
Sotho people → Although, Sotho, The Basotho, This
Botswana · 1
Sotho people → 11,000
Eswatini · 1
Sotho people → 6,000
Lesotho · 1
Sotho people → 2,130,110
Namibia · 1
Sotho people → 4,000
South Africa · 1
Sotho people → 5,103,205

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sesotho basotho lesotho south people sotho africa state language free southern century speakers moshoeshoe traditional wear african often women province

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sotho peopleBotswana11,0001.00infobox
Sotho peopleEswatini6,0001.00infobox
Sotho peopleLesotho2,130,1101.00infobox
Sotho peopleNamibia4,0001.00infobox
Sotho peopleSouth Africa5,103,2051.00infobox
Sotho peoplerelated to 19th centuryIn0.60section
Sotho peoplerelated to 19th centuryZulu0.60section
Sotho peoplerelated to 19th centuryShaka0.60section
Sotho peoplerelated to 19th centuryBasotho0.60section
Sotho peoplerelated to 19th centuryKololo0.60section
Sotho peoplerelated to 19th centuryThey0.60section
Sotho peoplerelated to 19th centuryOkavango Swamp0.60section

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