<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Sotho</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31364843</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:38:23</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Basotho</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Basuto</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Suto</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Style and culture of the Sotho ethnic group, located primarily in Lesotho. They were originally united by a common loyalty to the royal house of Moshoeshoe I, who founded the Sotho nation in the 19th century. For the cultures of the African people living in southern Africa who speak or who are descendants of those who traditionally spoke the Sesotho or Southern Sotho language, use the more specific "Southern Sotho." ]]></dc:description></metadata>