单词 | northern sotho |
释义 | > as lemmasNorthern Sotho Northern Sotho n. South African (a) the languages spoken by a group of Sotho peoples, including the Pedi and the Lobedu, originating in the northern and central regions of Limpopo province (formerly the northern Transvaal) of South Africa; (also) the official language of these peoples, now formally called Sepedi; (b) (with the and plural agreement, or attributive) this group of Sotho peoples; cf. Pedi n., Lobedu n. ΚΠ 1931 N. J. van Warmelo Kinship Terminol. S. Afr. Bantu 14 Traces of mutual influencing are unmistakeable, the Northern Sotho dialects for instance showing Venda influence. 1937 A. W. Hoernlé in I. Schapera Bantu-speaking Tribes S. Afr. iv. 94 In other respects the social organization is very similar to that of the Northern Sotho. 1975 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. X. 64 There was a tendency to substitute the name ‘Pedi’ for Northern Sotho, because the Pedi..are the strongest tribal unit, and particularly because Sepedi has become the written and school language of all Northern Sotho tribes. 1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 578/1 Pedi is the dialect that gave rise to the first written form of Northern Sotho. < as lemmas |
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