Northern Sotho
Spoken language
Sepedi, formerly called Sesotho sa Lebowa as an official language for the Lebowa homeland during apartheid, is a Sotho-Tswana language group spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa. Wikipedia
Region: Africa
Early forms: Tswaniac: Hurutshe > Kgatla
Native speakers: 4.7 million (2011 census); 9.1 million L2 speakers (2002)
Native to: South Africa
Signed forms: Signed Northern Sotho
Standard forms: Pedi
Writing system: Latin (Northern Sotho alphabet); Sotho Braille; Ditema tsa Dinoko