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Northern Sotho is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the country's 11 official languages. It matters because it is a primary language for millions of people in the northern regions of South Africa, making it an important part of the country's linguistic and cultural identity.
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A speaker of the Northern Sotho language Sepedi is one of South Africa’s twelve official languages and belongs to the Bantu language family, specifically the Sotho-Tswana group. The language is spoken mainly in Limpopo Province, and to a lesser extent in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and North West.
Sepedi refers to the dialect spoken by the Pedi people. Northern Sotho is the umbrella term for a group of related dialects. The two terms are often used interchangeably, but technically Sepedi is one dialect of Northern Sotho.