‖botho, noun
/ˈbʊːtʊ/
- Origin:
- SothoShow more Sotho, humanity, kindliness, mercy.
a. Especially among Sotho-speakers: ubuntu sense a.
1979 Voice 6 Oct. 9Botho means crying and sympathising with other children. Botho means knowing you are a child of the people not of Mr so-and-so.
1982 M. Mzamane Children of Soweto 153Bra P. possessed that rare quality Africans call ubuntu or botho, which is the sum total of human values as Africans understand them.
: see ubuntu sense b
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