Northern Sotho

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/northern-sotho

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Northern Sotho?Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and North West Provinces
2. What is the primary geographic concentration?Limpopo Province, South Africa
3. What is the total first-language speakers (sepedi)?Approximately 6.2 million (as per 2022 South African Census)
4. Where is Northern Sotho spoken?Most people who speak Northern Sotho live in the Limpopo Province, which has a warm climate and beautiful landscapes. It is also spoken in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and North West provinces.
5. How many people speak Northern Sotho?About 6.2 million people in South Africa say Northern Sotho is their first language. That makes it the fifth most spoken language in the country.

Linguistic Continuum: A range of dialects spoken across a geographical area that gradually change from one to the next.
Synecdoche: A figure of speech where a part is used to represent the whole, or vice versa.
Socio-linguistic Dynamics: The study of how language and society influence each other.
Post-Apartheid Linguistic Policy: South Africa's language policies enacted after the end of apartheid to promote equality and diversity.