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Mang le mang o swanetše ke ditokelo le ditokologo ka moka tše go boletšwego ka tšona ka mo
Boikanong bjo, ntle le kgethollo ya mohuta wo mongwe le wo mongwe bjalo ka morafe, mmala, bong, polelo, bodumedi, dipolitiki goba ka kgopolo, botšo go ya ka setšhaba goba maemo, diphahlo, matswalo goba maemo a
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Khelobedu speakers only learn to speak Sepedi at school, such that Sepedi is only their second or third language. Khelobedu is a written language. Lobedu is spoken by a majority of people in the Greater Tzaneen, Greater Letaba, and BaPhalaborwa municipalities, and a minority in Greater Giyani
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Go feta fao, ga go kgethollo yeo e swanetšego go dirwa go ya ka maemo a dipolitiki, tokelo ya boahlodi, goba maemo a ditšhabatšhaba goba lefelo leo motho a dulago go lona, goba ke naga ye e ipušago, trasete, naga ya go se ipuše goba se sengwe le se sengwe seo se ka fokotšago maemo a go ikemela ga
767:-Sotho, which consists of a combination of immigrants from the north of South Africa and Sotho inhabitants of longer standing. Like other Sotho-Tswana people, their languages are named after totemic animals and, sometimes, by alternating or combining these with the names of famous chiefs.
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South Africa's
English Language policy refers to the eleven official languages of South Africa (i.e., Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu and English), as specified in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
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Batho ka moka ba belegwe ba lokologile le gona ba na le seriti sa go lekana le ditokelo. Ba filwe monagano le letswalo mme ba swanetše go swarana ka moya wa bana ba mpa.
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Pukuntšu ya polelopedi ya sekolo: Sesotho sa Leboa/ Sepedi le
Seisimane: e gatišitšwe ke Oxford = Oxford bilingual school dictionary: Northern Sotho and English
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Batau Bapedi (Matlebjane, Masemola, Marishane, Batau ba
Manganeng - Nkadimeng, Kgaphola, Diphofa, Nchabeleng, Mogashoa, Phaahla, Sloane, Mashegoana, Mphanama)
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Rakgogo, Tebogo J.; Zungu, Evangeline B. (28 February 2022).
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Northern Sotho
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Rakgogo, Tebogo Jacob; van Huyssteen, Linda (3 July 2019).
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Mahlogonolo a Keresemose le ngwaga wo moswa wo monate
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600:group spoken in the northeastern provinces of
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2997:Keyboard with extra Northern Sotho characters
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2973:Spell checker for OpenOffice.org and Mozilla
2942:Online Northern Sotho explanatory dictionary
2887:, Oxford University Press, 30 September 2009
2847:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
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4421:Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M)
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4411:Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones C–D)
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2863:"Ethnologue.com: Languages of South Africa"
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728:Learn how and when to remove this message
2535:Impact: Studies in language and society,
1725:Mahlatse letšatšing la gago la matswalo
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818:Bakgaga (Mphahlele, Maake, and Mothapo)
667:South Africa's Official Language Policy
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759:Northern Sotho can be subdivided into
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2660:"Pedi | South African History Online"
2453:Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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784:Bapedi Marota (in the narrower sense)
647:South African National Census of 2011
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896:, Pai, Ramafalo, Mohale and Kutswe.
710:adding citations to reliable sources
4384:Languages between parentheses are
2923:World Atlas of Language Structures
1746:Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
1733:Ditumedišo tša Sehla sa Maikhutšo
25:
2985:Mozilla Thunderbird email program
2837:. München: Lincom. pp. 4–11.
1669:O be le leeto le le bolokegilego
1613:Kamogelo (noun) / Amogela (verb)
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936:municipality, as well as in the
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2885:African American Studies Center
2548:New Updated Guthrie List Online
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616:provinces. It is also known by
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3054:Department of Arts and Culture
111:4.7 million (2011 census)
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2733:10.1080/02572117.2019.1618015
1855:amogela ( tshelete/.../...)?
1645:Le nna ke gona, ke a leboga.
1569:following a velar consonant.
904:Northern Sotho is one of the
630:An official language for the
2245:Computers and Internet terms
873:Bakwena ba Moletjie (Moloto)
2981:Mozilla Firefox web-browser
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1642:I am fine too, thank you
852:Bahananwa (Ga-Mmalebogo)
658:Sepedi vs Northern Sotho
653:Official language status
2763:"Sepedi First Language"
2523:(subscription required)
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4395:Guthrie classification
3520:Guthrie classification
2818:: CS1 maint: others (
1709:Hlokomela disetepese!
1693:Ga go kgogwe (/folwe)
1682:I am looking for a job
1006:Northern Sotho vowels
888:The group consists of
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515:This article contains
3434:Tsotsitaal and Camtho
2585:"The SA Constitution"
2304:aterese ya weposaete
1842:Questions / sentences
1757:Gontsha sa mafahleng
833:Thobejane (Ga-Mafefe)
598:Sotho-Tswana language
588:
273:Signed Northern Sotho
3234:unofficial languages
2664:www.sahistory.org.za
2610:"free online course"
2144:Dikgwedi tša ngwaga
1893:Where are you going?
1706:Beware of the steps!
706:improve this article
500: 1000–3000 /km²
18:Pai language (Bantu)
3608:Mwera of Mbamba Bay
2957:Audio files in Pedi
2468:mangwe le a mangwe.
2288:khefi ya Inthanete
1877:What are you doing?
1845:Dipotšišo / mafoko
1666:Have a safe journey
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604:, most commonly in
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494: 300–1000 /km²
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3113:(Sesotho sa Leboa)
2914:Haspelmath, Martin
2589:www.justice.gov.za
2272:aterese ya imeile
2141:Months of the year
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742:Alexander Merensky
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2961:Wikimedia Commons
2910:Dryer, Matthew S.
2869:on 10 April 2017.
2564:www.sa-venues.com
2521:(18th ed., 2015)
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1861:How much is this?
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113:9.1 million
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2056:masomehlano
2024:lesomehlano
2008:lesometharo
1880:O dira eng?
1872:Ke nyaka...
1864:Ke bokae e?
1854:
1813:tšhoganetšo
1789:ke a leboga
1626:How are you?
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704:Please help
699:verification
696:
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641:, it is the
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602:South Africa
593:
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432: 60–80%
426: 40–60%
420: 20–40%
389:Linguasphere
382:S.32,301–304
375:Guthrie code
355:
298:South Africa
266:Signed forms
178:
174:Sotho–Tswana
60:South Africa
36:
3690:Sena-Malawi
3464:Angloromani
3403:LGBTQ slang
3214:(Tshivenḓa)
2772:21 February
2484:Pedi people
2447:Sample text
2384:Talalerata
2376:Talamorogo
2320:Go kwešiša
2152:Pherekgong
2096:Mošupologo
2032:masomepedi
2000:lesomepedi
1829:Ke maswabi
1821:ntshwarele
1717:Hlokomela!
1698:No entrance
1523:Approximant
870:Bamongatane
529:instead of
414: 0–20%
367: Pedi
205:Early forms
149:Benue–Congo
144:Volta-Congo
133:Niger–Congo
115:L2 speakers
76:, parts of
4441:Categories
4270:Nhlangwini
4246:Old Mfengu
4187:Phalaborwa
3983:Dombondola
3718:Ndengereko
3335:Portuguese
3284:Nhlangwini
3247:Indigenous
3232:Recognised
3195:(Xitsonga)
3185:Tswa–Ronga
3166:(isiXhosa)
3129:(Setswana)
2639:www.gov.za
2518:Ethnologue
2408:Serolwana
2357:Red/Orange
2325:Reed Pipes
2296:weposaete
2280:Inthanete
2232:Dibatsela
2224:Diphalane
2160:Dibokwane
2128:Labohlano
2016:lesomenne
1992:lesometee
1896:O ya kae?
1869:I want ...
1834:I love you
1826:I am sorry
1754:Expression
1690:No smoking
1592:Vocabulary
1090:Consonants
955:Sepulana (
876:Batlhaloga
864:Batswapong
827:Maserumule
824:Mathabatha
746:Modjadji's
606:Mpumalanga
78:Mpumalanga
4386:varieties
4377:indicate
4163:Khalaxadi
3995:Kwaluudhi
3971:Ndongwena
3941:Ngandyera
3573:Ndendeule
3417:IsiNgqumo
3365:Religious
3174:(isiZulu)
3158:(siSwati)
3121:(Sesotho)
3079:Afrikaans
2843:cite book
2814:cite book
2806:259741811
2749:199161866
2741:0257-2117
2702:2219-8237
2690:Literator
2440:Silifere
2240:Manthole
2213:September
2176:Moranang
2136:Mokibelo
2112:Laboraro
2109:Wednesday
2104:Labobedi
2088:Lamorena
1904:Dinomoro
1818:excuse me
1810:emergency
1786:thank you
1674:Good bye!
1661:Mahlatse
1658:Good luck
1650:Thank you
1637:Ke gona.
1634:I am fine
1618:Good day
1389:voiceless
1384:Fricative
1346:aspirated
1308:Affricate
1259:aspirated
1043:Close-mid
996:Phonology
867:Mmamabolo
751:dialect.
639:apartheid
395:99-AUT-ed
357:Glottolog
341:ISO 639-3
323:ISO 639-2
213:Hurutshe
210:Tswaniac
84:Ethnicity
4075:Korekore
3965:Mbalanhu
3923:Kwanyama
3637:Manganja
3444:Fanagalo
3382:Sanskrit
3325:Gujarati
3063:Official
2967:Software
2696:(1): 9.
2478:See also
2465:Temana 2
2459:Temana 1
2277:Internet
2253:computer
2237:December
2229:November
2184:Mopitlo
2168:Hlakola
2157:February
2133:Saturday
2117:Thursday
2064:lekgolo
1976:senyane
1602:English
1313:ejective
1210:ejective
1145:alveolar
1115:alveolar
1108:Alveolar
1060:Open-mid
969:people.
967:MaPulana
950:Balobedu
922:Setswana
837:Batlokwa
812:Baphuthi
798:Phokwane
761:Highveld
635:homeland
612:and the
567:Language
535:Help:IPA
364:pedi1238
4375:Italics
4329:Hlengwe
4111:Kalanga
4099:Karanga
4087:Manyika
3977:Kwankwa
3959:Mbandja
3882:Nyaneka
3870:Umbundu
3771:Makonde
3730:Matumbi
3666:Nyungwe
3602:Tumbuka
3555:Matengo
3514:Narrow
3308:Foreign
3264:Khoisan
3193:Tsonga
3127:Tswana
3084:English
2424:Pududu
2368:Tsotho
2360:Hubedu
2352:Mebala
2349:Colours
2344:Lenaka
2336:Meropa
2328:Dinaka
2293:website
2264:imeile
2221:October
2216:Lewedi
2200:Phuphu
2149:January
2120:Labone
2101:Tuesday
2072:sekete
1984:lesome
1968:seswai
1952:tshela
1901:Numbers
1765:ee/eya
1714:Beware!
1610:Welcome
1205:Plosive
1155:lateral
1140:palatal
1125:Glottal
946:Gauteng
942:Tembisa
938:Limpopo
908:of the
861:Babirwa
846:Makgoba
807:Dikgale
801:Bakone
765:Lowveld
637:during
614:Limpopo
610:Gauteng
531:Unicode
216:Kgatla
154:Bantoid
74:Limpopo
70:Gauteng
4356:[S611
4327:[S511
4317:Tsonga
4311:Gwamba
4264:Phuthi
4244:[S401
4205:Pulana
4193:Kutswe
4185:[S301
4175:Lobedu
4157:Ngwatu
4151:Kgatla
4145:Tswana
4081:Zezuru
4060:Zone S
4022:[R311
4018:Herero
3989:Esinga
3947:Kafima
3945:[R211
3935:Kwambi
3929:Ndonga
3894:Kuvale
3892:[R101
3888:Khumbi
3876:Ndombe
3855:Zone R
3842:Moniga
3830:Sakati
3822:[P311
3783:Mabiha
3777:Ndonde
3742:Mbunga
3736:Ngindo
3703:Zone P
3688:[N441
3654:Nsenga
3625:Nyanja
3606:[N201
3571:[N101
3528:Zone N
3454:Scamto
3377:Hebrew
3372:Arabic
3351:Telugu
3315:German
3294:Phuthi
3212:Venda
3164:Xhosa
3156:Swazi
2983:, and
2925:Online
2804:
2794:
2747:
2739:
2700:
2569:8 June
2489:Lebowa
2470:
2463:
2437:Silver
2416:Gauta
2405:Yellow
2392:Ntsho
2261:e-mail
2208:Phato
2205:August
2125:Friday
2093:Monday
2085:Sunday
1944:hlano
1928:tharo
1805:kotsi
1802:danger
1778:please
1582:clicks
1578:Tswana
1563:nthuše
1490:Rhotic
1449:voiced
1103:Labial
1001:Vowels
930:siLozi
894:Pulana
890:Lobedu
855:Moremi
849:Batlou
821:Chuene
815:Baroka
780:Bapedi
749:Lobedu
632:Lebowa
622:Sepedi
570:Sepedi
562:Bapedi
559:People
554:Mopedi
551:Person
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295:
117:(2002)
100:Tlôkwa
96:Pulana
92:Lobedu
66:Region
4358:Lenge
4352:Tonga
4323:Ronga
4286:S408
4280:S407
4274:S406
4268:S405
4262:S404
4258:Hlubi
4256:S403
4252:Bhaca
4250:S402
4234:Swati
4222:Xhosa
4203:S304
4197:S303
4191:S302
4181:Sotho
4173:S32b
4167:S32a
4161:S31d
4155:S31c
4149:S31b
4143:S31a
4128:Venda
4091:S13b
4085:S13a
4028:R312
3999:R242
3993:R241
3987:R218
3981:R217
3975:R216
3969:R215
3963:R214
3957:R213
3953:Evale
3951:R212
3906:Mbali
3904:R103
3900:Kwisi
3898:R102
3840:P341
3834:P331
3828:P312
3818:Cuabo
3812:Ngulu
3806:Lomwe
3800:Makua
3765:Mwera
3724:Ruihi
3684:Podzo
3660:Kunda
3635:N31c
3629:N31b
3623:N31a
3583:N121
3579:Nindi
3577:N102
3567:Tonga
3561:Mpoto
3549:Ngoni
3543:Manda
3469:Kaaps
3427:Other
3411:Gayle
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