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Word: sotho (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...extraordinary moment the atmosphere was transformed. Anger seeped from the tent into the cool winter air as the crowd sang the black anthem God Bless Africa. They sang first in Zulu and then in Sotho. They sang with joy, and they sang with conviction. Speaking in English, Tutu told the gathering that he had asked the government, "Please allow us to mourn, to bury our dead with dignity, to share the burden of our sorrow. Do not rub salt in our wounds ... I appeal to you because we are already hurt, already down. We are humans, not animals. When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Burial with Dignity | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

English is the most widely used of South Africa's 11 official languages, but visitors are likely to encounter several regional tongues - Afrikaans in the Western Cape, Xhosa in the Eastern Cape, Zulu in KwaZulu-Natal, Sotho in the Free State - when traveling through the country. There's also a hybrid dialect called Fanagalo (do like this) that dates back to the days when black Africans were recruited for work in the white-owned Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Say What? | 4/11/2004 | See Source »

...NAME: Transvaal NEW NAME: Gauteng Sotho word meaning "Place of Gold" was adopted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 8/31/2003 | See Source »

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