Sotho Grammar

Sotho Grammar


Sesotho
  • Phonology
    • Tonology
  • Grammar
    • Parts of speech
      • Nouns
        • Concords
      • Verbs
        • Deficient
          verbs
  • Orthography

Note:

  • All examples marked with ‡ are included in the audio samples. If a table caption is marked then all Sesotho examples in that table are included in the audio samples.
  • The orthography used in this and related articles is that of South Africa, not Lesotho. For a discussion of the differences between the two see the notes on Sotho orthography.
  • Hovering the mouse cursor over most italic Sesotho text should reveal an IPA pronunciation key (excluding tones). Note that often when a section discusses formatives, affixes, or vowels it may be necessary to view the IPA to see the proper conjunctive word division and vowel qualities.

This article presents a brief overview of the grammar of the Sotho language and provides links to more detailed articles.


Read more about Sotho Grammar:  Typology, Formatives, The Sesotho Word, Parts of Speech

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