Northern Sotho

Q: What alphabet or script does Northern Sotho use?

Northern Sotho is written using the Latin script (Latn).

Q: What direction is Northern Sotho written?

Northern Sotho is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European languages.

Sesotho sa Leboa

nso

Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa) is a language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is nso.

Writing Systems Used for Northern Sotho

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Northern Sotho use?

Northern Sotho is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.

What direction is Northern Sotho written?

Northern Sotho is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.

What is the language code for Northern Sotho?

The BCP 47 language code for Northern Sotho is "nso". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code: nso
ISO 639-3: nso
Status: living
Scripts: 1
Primary Script: Latin

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.