nso

Northern Sotho · Sesotho sa Leboa

nso is the locale for Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa). Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 2026-03-27, times like 15:04, and ZAR amounts like R 1,234,567.89. Text runs left to right.

Number1,234,567.891decimal “.” group “,”

Short date2026-03-27y-MM-dd

Short time15:04HH:mm

Currency (ZAR)R 1,234,567.89

DirectionLTRLatin

Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name: Northern Sotho
Native name: Sesotho sa Leboa
Language: Northern Sotho nso
Script: Latin Latn (implied)
Region: 🇿🇦 South Africa ZA (implied)
Maximized tag: nso-Latn-ZA
Direction: Left to right
Fallback chain: nso
root
Data source: Own CLDR data

Formatting examples

Amounts in ZAR, using the sample value 1234567.891 and March 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM UTC.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (ZAR): R 1,234,567.89
Accounting: -R 1,234,567.89
Currency, name: 1,234,567.89 ZAR
Compact short: 1.2M
Compact long: 1.2M
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 km/h
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: 2026 Matšhe 27, Labohlano
Date, long: 2026 Matšhe 27
Date, medium: 2026 Mat 27
Date, short: 2026-03-27
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 2026 Mat 27, 15:04
Month and year: 2026 Matšhe
Weekday: Labohlano
Relative time: maabane · +3 d · -2 h
List: and: A, B, and C
List: or: A, B, or C

Numbers

Numbering system: latn 0123456789
Minimum grouping digits: 1
Decimal pattern: #,##0.###
Percent pattern: #,##0%
Currency pattern: ¤ #,##0.00
Accounting pattern: ¤#,##0.00

Symbols

Decimal.

Grouping,

List separator;

Percent%

Per mille‰

Plus+

Minus-

ExponentE

Infinity∞

NaNNaN

Time separator:

Date and time patterns

Date, full: y MMMM d, EEEE
Date, long: y MMMM d
Date, medium: y MMM d
Date, short: y-MM-dd
Time, full: HH:mm:ss zzzz
Time, long: HH:mm:ss z
Time, medium: HH:mm:ss
Time, short: HH:mm
Date and time: {1}, {0}
Skeleton yMd: dd-MM-y
Skeleton yMMMd: d MMM y
Skeleton yMMMEd: y MMM d, E
Skeleton yM: y-MM
Skeleton yMMM: y MMM
Skeleton MMMd: MMM d
Skeleton Md: MM-dd
Skeleton Hm: HH:mm
Skeleton Hms: HH:mm:ss
Skeleton hm: h:mm a
Skeleton hms: h:mm:ss a
Skeleton yQQQ: y QQQ
AM / PM: AM / PM
Eras: BC / AD

Month and weekday names

Months

Janeware Jan
Febereware Feb
Matšhe Mat
Aporele Apo
Mei Mei
June Jun
Julae Jul
Agosetose Ago
Setemere Sep
Oktobore Okt
Nofemere Nof
Disemere Dis

Weekdays

Lamorena Lam · L
Mošupologo Mos · M
Labobedi Bed · B
Laboraro Rar · R
Labone Ne · N
Labohlano Hla · H
Mokibelo Mok · M

Plural rules

Cardinal

Category	Rule	Examples
one	`n = 0..1`	0, 1
other	`(everything else)`	2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, …

Ordinal

Category	Rule	Examples
other	`(everything else)`	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …

Punctuation and alphabet

Quotation marks: “text” nested ‘text’
List pattern: {0}, {1} … {0}, {1}
Exemplar letters: a b d e ê f g h i j k l m n o ô p r s š t u w x y
Auxiliary letters: c q v z