Sesotho Noun classes

In Sesotho nouns are divided into various noun classes. The noun class determines the subject concord for instance - this is very important in the construction of sentences.

Class	Prefix	Subject  concord	Example	Translation of example
1	mo-	o	mosadi	woman
2	ba-	ba	basadi	women
1a	-	o	ntate	father
2a	ba-	ba	bontate	fathers
3	mo-	o	mose	dress
4	me-	e	mese	dresses
5	le-	le	leleme	tongue
6	ma-	a	maleme	tongues
7	se-	se	sefate	tree
8	di-	di	difate	trees
9	-	e	ntja	dog
10	di-	di	dintja	dogs
Classes 11, 12 and 13 are mainly used in languages such as isiZulu and isiXhosa
14	bo-	bo	bohobe	bread
15	ho-	ho	ho tsamaja	to walk
16	-	ho	fatshe	down
17	ho-	ho	hodimo	up
18	mo-	o	mose	abroad