ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ

ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ
ᱯᱮᱰᱤ
Sesotho sa Leboa/ Sepedi
ᱨᱟᱹᱲ	/sɛˈpɛdi/
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ	ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ
ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ	ᱜᱟᱣᱴᱮᱝ, ᱞᱤᱢᱯᱳᱯᱳ, ᱮᱢᱯᱩᱢᱟᱞᱟᱝᱜᱟ
ᱡᱟᱹᱛ	Pedi people
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ	᱔.᱗ ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ (᱒᱐᱑᱑ ᱦᱚᱲᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ) ᱙.᱑  ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱚᱲᱼᱦᱚᱲ (᱒᱐᱐᱒)
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ	ᱱᱟᱭᱡᱟᱨᱼᱠᱚᱝᱜᱳ ᱟᱴᱞᱟᱱᱴᱤᱠᱼᱠᱚᱝᱜᱳ ᱵᱷᱳᱞᱴᱟᱼᱠᱚᱝᱜᱳ ᱵᱮᱱᱩᱼᱠᱚᱝᱜᱳ ᱵᱟᱱᱴᱳᱭᱮᱰ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱵᱟᱱᱴᱳᱭᱮᱰ ᱵᱟᱱᱴᱩ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱵᱟᱱᱴᱩ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳᱼᱛᱥᱣᱟᱱᱟ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ
ᱥᱴᱟᱱᱰᱟᱨᱰ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱢ	Sepedi
ᱚᱞ ᱛᱚᱦᱚᱨ	ᱞᱟᱛᱤᱱ (ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ) ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱵᱽᱨᱮᱭᱤᱞ
ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ	Signed Pedi
ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱢᱟᱱᱚᱛ
ᱟᱹᱢᱟᱹᱞᱮᱛ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ	ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ
ᱥᱟᱢᱵᱽᱲᱟᱣᱤᱭᱟᱹ	ᱯᱮᱱ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱵᱳᱨᱰ
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ
ISO 639-2	nso
ISO 639-3	nso
ᱜᱞᱳᱴᱳᱞᱳᱜᱽ	nort3233  Northern Sotho
ᱜᱩᱛᱷᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱰ	S.32,301–304
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ	99-AUT-ed
ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜ ᱪᱷᱮᱨ: proportion of the population that speaks a form of Northern Sotho at home.   0–᱒᱐%   ᱒᱐–᱔᱐%   ᱔᱐–᱖᱐%   ᱖᱐–᱘᱐%   ᱘᱐–᱑᱐᱐%
ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜ ᱪᱷᱮᱨ: density of Northern Sotho home-language speakers.   <᱑ /km²   ᱑–᱓ /km²   ᱓–᱑᱐ /km²   ᱑᱐–᱓᱐ /km²   ᱓᱐–᱑᱐᱐ /km²   ᱑᱐᱐–᱓᱐᱐ /km²   ᱓᱐᱐–᱑᱐᱐᱐ /km²   ᱑᱐᱐᱐–᱓᱐᱐᱐ /km²   >᱓᱐᱐᱐ /km²

ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱚᱲᱼᱦᱚᱲ᱾

ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ (Sesotho sa Leboa), ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱮᱰᱤ ᱥᱮ ᱥᱮᱯᱮᱰᱤ ᱦᱚᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳᱼᱛᱥᱣᱟᱱᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱚᱲᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱒᱐᱑᱑ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱦᱚᱲᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱔.᱖ ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ (᱙.᱑%) ᱦᱚᱲ ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱚᱲᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱚᱬᱮᱸᱭᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ ᱢᱩᱨᱟᱹᱭ

ᱥᱮᱯᱮᱰᱤ ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱹᱭᱟᱹᱛ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱨᱯᱮ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱱ ᱫᱟᱹᱭᱠᱟᱹ :

ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ	ᱥᱮᱯᱮᱰᱤ
ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱢ	Kamogelo (noun) / Amogela (verb)
ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱫᱤᱱ	Dumela (singular) / Dumelang (plural) / Thobela and Re a lotšha (to elders)
ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱢᱟ?	O kae? (singular) Le kae? (plural, also used for elders)
ᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱜᱮ	Ke gona.
ᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱜᱮ, ᱥᱟᱨᱦᱟᱣ	Le nna ke gona, ke a leboga.
ᱥᱟᱨᱦᱟᱣ	Ke a leboga (I thank you) / Re a leboga (we thank you)
ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ	Mahlatse
ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱬᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱨᱼᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱᱚᱜ ᱢᱟ	O be le leeto le le bolokegilego
ᱵᱤᱫᱟᱹᱭ!	Šala gabotse (singular)/ Šalang gabotse (plural, also used for elders)(keep well) / Sepela gabotse(singular)/Sepelang gabotse (plural, also used for elders)(go well)
ᱤᱧ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱪᱟᱹᱠᱨᱤᱧ ᱥᱮᱸᱫᱽᱨᱟᱭᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ	Ke nyaka mošomô
No smoking	Ga go kgogwe (/folwe)
ᱵᱚᱞᱚ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ	Ga go tsenwe
ᱥᱤᱨᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱚᱱᱛᱚᱨ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱱ ᱢᱮ!	Hlokomela disetepese!
ᱥᱚᱱᱛᱚᱨ!	Hlokomela!
ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Mahlatse letšatšing la gago la matswalo
ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱢᱟᱥ	Mahlogonolo a Keresemose
ᱢᱮᱨᱤ ᱠᱨᱤᱥᱢᱟᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ	Mahlogonolo a Keresemose le ngwaga wo moswa wo monate
ᱦᱮ	ee/eya
ᱵᱟᱝ	aowa
ᱫᱟᱭᱟ ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱡᱽ	hle
ᱥᱟᱨᱦᱟᱣ	ke a leboga
ᱜᱚᱲᱟ	thušang/thušo
ᱤᱧᱠᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱹᱧ ᱢᱮ	Ke maswabi
ᱤᱧ ᱟᱢᱤᱧ ᱫᱩᱞᱟᱹᱲᱟᱢᱟ᱾	Ke a go rata
ᱠᱩᱠᱞᱤ / ᱟᱹᱭᱟᱹᱛ	Dipotšišo / mafoko
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ?	Ke bokae e?
ᱤᱧ ᱠᱷᱚᱡᱚᱜᱼᱟ ...	Ke nyaka...
ᱪᱮᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱪᱤᱠᱟᱭᱫᱟ?	O dira eng?
ᱛᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜ ᱵᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ?	Ke nako mang?
ᱚᱠᱟᱛᱮᱢ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ?	O ya kae?
ᱮᱠᱞᱷᱟ	Dinomoro
᱑	ᱢᱤᱫ -tee
᱒	ᱵᱟᱝ – pedi
᱓	ᱯᱮ – tharo
᱔	ᱯᱩᱱ – nne
᱕	ᱢᱚᱬᱮᱸ – hlano
᱖	ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ – tshela
᱗	ᱮᱭᱟᱭ – šupa
᱘	ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ – seswai
᱙	ᱟᱨᱮ – senyane
᱑᱐	ᱜᱮᱞ – lesome
᱑᱑	ᱜᱮᱞ – lesometee
᱑᱒	ᱜᱮᱞᱵᱟᱨ – lesomepedi
᱑᱓	ᱜᱮᱞᱯᱮ – lesometharo
᱑᱔	ᱜᱮᱞᱯᱩᱱ – lesomenne
᱑᱕	ᱜᱮᱯᱢᱚᱬᱮᱸ – lesomehlano
᱒᱐	ᱵᱟᱨᱜᱮᱞ – masomepedi
᱒᱑	ᱵᱟᱨᱜᱮᱞ ᱢᱤᱫ – masomepedi-tee
᱒᱒	ᱵᱟᱨᱜᱮᱞ ᱵᱟᱨ – masomepedi-pedi
᱕᱐	ᱢᱚᱬᱮᱸᱜᱮᱞ – masomehlano
᱑᱐᱐	ᱢᱤᱫᱥᱟᱭ – lekgolo
᱑᱐᱐᱐	ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱥᱟᱭ – sekete
ᱮᱢᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Matšatši a beke
ᱥᱤᱸᱜᱮ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Lamorena
ᱚᱛᱮ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Mošupologo
ᱵᱟᱞᱮ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Labobedi
ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Laboraro
ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱫᱤ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Labone
ᱡᱟᱹᱨᱩᱢ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Labohlano
ᱧᱩᱦᱩᱢ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ	Mokibelo
ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ	Dikgwedi tša ngwaga
ᱡᱟᱱᱩᱣᱟᱨᱤ	Pherekgong
ᱯᱷᱮᱵᱨᱩᱭᱟᱨᱤ	Dibokwane
ᱢᱟᱨᱪ	Tlhakola
ᱮᱯᱨᱤᱞ	Moranang
ᱢᱮ	Mopitlo
ᱡᱩᱱ	Phupu
ᱡᱩᱞᱟᱭ	Mosegemanye
ᱟᱜᱚᱥᱴ	Phato
ᱥᱮᱯᱴᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ	Lewedi
ᱚᱠᱴᱚᱵᱚᱨ	Diphalane
ᱱᱚᱵᱷᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ	Dibatsela
ᱰᱤᱥᱮᱢᱵᱚᱨ	Manthole
ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱤᱭᱩᱴᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ	Didirishwa tsa khomphutha le Inthanete
ᱠᱚᱢᱯᱤᱭᱩᱴᱟᱨ	sebaledi / khomphutara
ᱤᱼᱢᱮᱞ	imeile
ᱤᱼᱢᱮᱞ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱟᱹᱱᱟ	aterese ya imeile
ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ	Inthanete
ᱤᱱᱴᱟᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ	khefi ya Inthanete
ᱣᱮᱵᱽᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ	weposaete
ᱣᱮᱵᱽᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱴᱷᱤᱠᱟᱹᱱᱟ	aterese ya weposaete
ᱫᱟᱜᱼᱡᱟᱹᱨᱤ	Pula
ᱵᱩᱡᱷᱟᱹᱣ	Go kwešiša
ᱰᱨᱟᱢ	Meropa
ᱫᱮᱨᱮᱧ	Lenaka
ᱨᱟᱝ	Mebala
ᱟᱨᱟᱜ/ᱠᱚᱢᱞᱟ	Hubedu
ᱦᱟᱹᱨᱭᱟᱹᱲ	Talamorogo
ᱞᱤᱞ	Talalerata
ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ	Ntsho
ᱯᱩᱸᱰ	šweu
ᱥᱟᱥᱟᱝ	Serolwana

ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ

• Dryer, Matthew S.; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ". ᱣᱟᱨᱞᱰ ᱮᱴᱞᱟᱥ ᱚᱯᱷ ᱞᱮᱝᱜᱩᱣᱮᱡᱽ ᱥᱴᱟᱨᱠᱪᱟᱨᱥ (ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱴᱷᱟᱢᱳ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛ ᱚᱛ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ) ᱚᱱᱞᱟᱭᱤᱱ. ᱢᱮᱠᱥ ᱯᱞᱮᱝᱠ ᱤᱱᱥᱴᱤᱴᱤᱭᱩᱰ ᱯᱷᱚᱨ ᱤᱵᱷᱤᱞᱤᱣᱥᱮᱱᱟᱨᱤ ᱮᱸᱱᱛᱷᱨᱳᱯᱳᱞᱚᱡᱤ.
• ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱢᱤ ᱟᱹᱭᱫᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱩᱪᱟᱹᱱ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱳᱛᱷᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱛᱮ
• Online Northern Sotho – English dictionary
• Online Northern Sotho explanatory dictionary
• Pan South African Language Board
• Audio files in Pedi at Wikimedia Commons

Software

• Spell checker for OpenOffice.org and Mozilla, OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox web-browser, and Mozilla Thunderbird email program in Northern Sotho
• Translate.org.za Project to translate Free and Open Source Software into all the official languages of South Africa including Northern Sotho
• Keyboard with extra Northern Sotho characters