st-LS

Southern Sotho (Lesotho) · Sesotho (Lesotho)

st-LS is the locale for Southern Sotho (Lesotho) (Sesotho (Lesotho)). Numbers are written 1,234,567.891, short dates look like 2026-03-27, times like 3:04 PM, 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 time3:04 PMh:mm a

Currency (ZAR)R 1,234,567.89

DirectionLTRLatin

Plural forms2one, other

Overview

Name: Southern Sotho (Lesotho)
Native name: Sesotho (Lesotho)
Language: Southern Sotho st
Script: Latin Latn (implied)
Region: 🇱🇸 Lesotho LS
Maximized tag: st-Latn-ZA
Direction: Left to right
Fallback chain: st-LS
st
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 Hlakubele 27, Labohlano
Date, long: 2026 Hlakubele 27
Date, medium: 2026 Hlb 27
Date, short: 2026-03-27
Time, medium: 3:04:05 PM
Time, short: 3:04 PM
Date and time: 2026 Hlb 27 3:04 PM
Month and year: 2026 Hlakubele
Weekday: Labohlano
Relative time: yesterday · +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: h:mm:ss a zzzz
Time, long: h:mm:ss a z
Time, medium: h:mm:ss a
Time, short: h:mm a
Date and time: {1} {0}
Skeleton yMd: y-MM-dd
Skeleton yMMMd: y MMM d
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: BCE / CE

Month and weekday names

Months

Pherekgong Phe
Hlakola Kol
Hlakubele Hlb
Mmesa Mme
Motsheanong Mot
Phupjane Jan
Phupu Upu
Phato Pha
Lwetse Leo
Mphalane Mph
Pudungwana Pun
Tshitwe Tsh

Weekdays

Sontaha Son · S
Mantaha Mma · M
Labobedi Bed · T
Laboraro Rar · W
Labone Ne · T
Labohlano Hla · F
Moqebelo Moq · S

Plural rules

Cardinal

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

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 f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u w y
Auxiliary letters: c v x z