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Southern Sotho

Sesotho
st

Southern Sotho (Sesotho) is a Niger-Congo language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is st.

Writing Systems Used for Southern Sotho

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Southern Sotho use?
Southern Sotho is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Southern Sotho written?
Southern Sotho is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What language family does Southern Sotho belong to?
Southern Sotho belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Southern Sotho?
The BCP 47 language code for Southern Sotho is "st". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
st
ISO 639-3
sot
Status
living
Language Family
Niger-Congo
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Latin

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