Languages
The group is divided into four main branches: * Sotho-Tswana **S.31 *** Tswana (''Setswana''), with dialects: Fokeng, Hurutshe, Kgatla, Kwena, Lete, Ngwaketse, Ngwato, Rolong, Tawana, Tlhaping, Tlharo, and Tlokwa **S.311 *** Kgalagadi, with dialects: Nuclear Kgalagadi (Kgalagadi proper), Balaongwe, Kenyi, Khakhae, Koma, Ngologa, Pedi, Phaleng, Rhiti, Shaga, and Siwane **S.32 ***Birwa ***Tswapong *** Northern Sotho (''Sesotho sa Leboa''), with dialects including Masemola (Masemula, Tau), Kgaga (Khaga, Kxaxa), Koni (Kone), Tswene (Tsweni), Gananwa (Hananwa, Xananwa), Pulana, Phalaborwa (Phalaburwa, Thephalaborwa), Khutswe (Khutswi, Kutswe), Lobedu (Khelobedu, Lovedu, Lubedu), Tlokwa (Dogwa, Tlokoa, Tokwa), Pai, Dzwabo (Thabine-Roka-Nareng), Kopa (Ndebele-Sotho), Matlala-Moletshi. **S.33 ***Southern Sotho or Sotho (''SeSotho''): Phuthi, Taung Northern Sotho, which appears largely to be a taxonomic holding category for what is Sotho-Tswana but neither identifiably Southern Sotho nor Tswana,See Doke, Clement M. (1954). ''The Southern Bantu Languages. Handbook of African Languages''. Oxford: Oxford University Press subsumes highly variedSample
The Lord's Prayer in the various Sotho-Tswana languages. English: ''Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.'' * Pedi: * Sotho: * Tswana: * Lozi:References
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