索托语(索托語:Sesotho),又译“苏陀语”,是南非11种官方语言之一,还是莱索托的国语,属于班图语支。它是一种黏着语,用许多的词缀、派生词以及屈折变化来构成句子。这种语言有39个辅音,9个元音。
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