Sotho proverbs

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Sotho (/ˈst/) or Sesotho is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho-Tswana (S.30) group, spoken primarily by the Basotho in Lesotho, where it is the national and official language; South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages; and in Zimbabwe where it is one of 16 official languages.

Sechuana[edit]

Sechuana is a dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana.

K[edit]

  • Ke fa gare ga naka tisa nare.
    • I am between the horns of a buffalo.
    • English equivalentː Never do things by halves.
    • Tshekisho Plaatje, Solomon (1916). "228". Sechuana Proverbs with Literal Translations and Their European Equivalents. p. 44.