Basuto

The Basotho, also known as the Sotho, are a Bantu-speaking people who form the majority of the population in Lesotho. They were united in the 19th century by Moshoeshoe I, who founded the Sotho nation. Historically, they are agriculturalists who settled in the fertile valleys of the Caledon River. While divisions exist within the royal lineage and among chiefdoms, a strong sense of Sotho nationhood and cultural unity persists. The country also has a minority population of Zulu people, as well as small communities of Asian, mixed ancestry, and European descent.123