lesothan (mosotho) July 18, 2007
Posted by Rethabile in basotho, culture, nationality, sesotho.trackback
Lesothan is a neologism that is not particularly liked by the people of Lesotho. It was perhaps invented to make life easier for Occidental news folks. The Basotho (not Lesothans) like to be referred to as Basotho, or a Mosotho (not a Lesothan). Basotho speak Sesotho.
[...] on the Drakensburg.” There is no such thing as a Lesothan (and it’s Drakensberg), and Basotho dislike the appellation, initially used by reporters lazy to find out what we were called. [...]