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Languages Spoken in Lesotho

Official: English and Southern Sotho

Lesotho has a population of 2.2 million and is home to a small number of language communities, with 5 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. English and Southern Sotho serve as the official languages. Of the languages spoken in Lesotho, 4 are supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

2.2M
Population
5
Languages
4
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Languages spoken in Lesotho

Southern Sotho Official
Latin script
LEXIGO translation services →
98%
CLDR
English Official
English Braille, English alphabet
LEXIGO translation services →
27%
CLDR
Zulu
Latin script
LEXIGO translation services →
14%
CLDR
Swati
Latin script
2%
CLDR
Xhosa
Latin script
LEXIGO translation services →
1.0%
CLDR
Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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