• PEOPLE NAME: SOTHO OF BOTSWANA

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, Sotho-Tswana

Language: Southern Sotho - (sot)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Botswana

Also found in: Eswatini; Lesotho; South Africa; United States

Population: 15,000

Global Population: 7,226,200


PEID: 15261

ROP: 109431

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Sotho of Botswana, numbering 15,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, Sotho-Tswana people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 7,226,200 in 5 countries. Their primary language is Southern Sotho. The primary religion practiced by the Sotho is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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