Sotho

Japanese: Sotho
Sotho

...A small kingdom of the Sotho (Basuto) people in what is now Lesotho, South Africa in the 19th century. The ancestors of the Sotho people are said to be Nguni-speaking people who crossed the Drakensberg Mountains and moved south in the 18th century.

From Lesotho

…Official name: Kingdom of LesothoArea: 30,355 km2Population (1996): 1.97 millionCapital: Maseru (Time difference with Japan: -7 hours)Main languages: Sesotho, EnglishCurrency: Loti (plural Maloti)A landlocked kingdom in southern Africa. It is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, but the only three countries that are surrounded by a single country are San Marino, the Vatican, and this country. It has many high mountainous areas and is called the "Switzerland of Africa." …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Sotho" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…19世紀に南アフリカの現在のレソトにあったソトSotho(バストBasuto)族の小王国。ソト族の祖先は18世紀にドラケンスバーグ山脈を越えて南下したヌグニ語系の人々であるといわれる。…

【レソト】より

…正式名称=レソト王国Kingdom of Lesotho面積=3万0355km2人口(1996)=197万人首都=マセルMaseru(日本との時差=-7時間)主要言語=ソト語,英語通貨=ロティLoti(複数マロティMaloti)アフリカ南部の内陸にある王国。周囲を南アフリカ共和国に取り囲まれているが,周囲をただ1国によって取り囲まれているのは,サンマリノ,バチカンとこの国の三つだけである。高峻(こうしゆん)な山地が多く,〈アフリカのスイス〉と呼ばれる。…

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