Basotho

Japanese: Basotho
Basotho

… [Hiroshi Toya]
[Residents, Society]
The total population is 1.97 million (1996), of which over 100,000 migrate to South Africa each year to work in mines and farms. Most of the population is African, about 80% of whom are Sotho (Basotho), the rest are Zulu. In addition, there are 2,000 whites, a few coloreds (mixed races), and several thousand Asians, especially Indians.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Basotho" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【戸谷 洋】
[住民,社会]
 総人口は197万人(1996)だが,そのうち毎年10万人以上が南アフリカ共和国の鉱山や農場に出稼ぎに行っている。住民構成はほとんどがアフリカ人で,その約80%はソト族Sotho(Basotho)からなり,残りはズールー族である。さらに白人が2000人とカラード(混血)が若干,そしてアジア系住民,とくにインド人が数千人居住している。…

※「Basotho」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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