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People

Sotho

Population6.7M
LanguageSouthern Soto
ReligionChristianity
Significantly reached
19.1%
Evangelicals
Christianity Sub-Saharan AfricansBantu - Sotho-Tswana
Where they live
4
Countries
6.7M
World population
CountryShare of the peoplePopulation
South Africa Significantly reached
72.5%
4.802.000
Lesotho Significantly reached
27.2%
1.803.000
Botswana Partially reached
0.2%
13.000
Eswatini Partially reached
0.1%
5.900
The Bible in this people's language

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Southern Sotho Complete Bible
Audio recordings Available Jesus Film Available

Translation data: Joshua Project.

Gospel progress among the unreached
Christians (all traditions)85.3%
Evangelicals19.1%

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