The Phuthi people, (ebaPhuthi or BaPhuthi) are part of the bantu clans that form part of the basotho kingdom. It is ethnic group who live primarily the southern parts of Lesotho and the northern parts of the Eastern Cape.

Phuthi people
ebaPhuthi, BaPhuthi
Languages
siPhuthi
Related ethnic groups
Xhosa people, Swazi people, Sotho people, San people

History

Phuthi people are the descendants of Swazi, Sotho, eastern San and Xhosa people who lived in the areas where these ethnicities met in the southern regions of modern day Lesotho and the Eastern Cape and they speak their own language called SiPhuthi, which is a Nguni language based on Swazi but heavily influenced by Xhosa and Sotho.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Times, Lesotho (2014-05-31). "Baphuthi demand 'due recognition'". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ^ Daniels, Ryan Joseph; D'Amato, Maria Eugenia; Lesaoana, Mpasi; Kasu, Mohaimin; Ehlers, Karen; Chauke, Paballo Abel; Lecheko, Puseletso; Challis, Sam; Rockett, Kirk; Montinaro, Francesco; González-Santos, Miguel; Capelli, Cristian (2023-05-04). "Genetic heritage of the Baphuthi highlights an over-ethnicized notion of "Bushman" in the Maloti-Drakensberg, southern Africa". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 110 (5): 880–894. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.03.018. ISSN 0002-9297. PMC 10183465. PMID 37105174.
  3. ^ Shah, Sheena; Kometsi, Letzadzo; Brenzinger, Matthias (March 2022). "Language activists and linguists in pursuit of the siPhuthi cause". Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 42: 93–101. doi:10.1017/S0267190522000058. ISSN 0267-1905. S2CID 247500086.
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