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1 (National)
English
[eng]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1993, Constitution, Article 7(2)).
Sotho, Southern
[sot]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1993, Constitution, Article 3(1)). 1,770,000 in Lesotho (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 6,024,000.
4 (Educational)
Phuthi
[ssw]
4 (Educational). 43,000 in Lesotho (2002).
Xhosa
[xho]
4 (Educational). 18,000 in Lesotho (Johnstone 1993).
Zulu
[zul]
4 (Educational). 248,000 in Lesotho (1993).
