This document summarizes traditional work done by Basotho women in Lesotho, which often involves activities like cooking, selling food, and herding livestock. It describes the processes for tasks such as cooking motoho (maize meal), selling motoho, herding animals, and washing clothes. Photos and references are provided to illustrate these traditional jobs performed primarily by women in Lesotho.

1. Lesotho College of Education
Re Bona Leseli Leseling La Hao
MESEBETSI EA BASALI BA BASOTHO
Ka Thakanyane Tseko

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3. SELELEKELA
•Mesebetsi ea basali ba Basotho ke mesebetsi e khetholohileng eo
boholo ba eona e etsoang ke basali,ba kaba bacha Kapa baholo
lilemong.Mohlala e kaba ho ritela motoho.

4. HO OLOSA
•Ho nkuoa poone e khothotsoeng e ts'eloa ka
sekotlolong se seng se behoa fats'e sesa ts'ela ho
khakeletsa poone e oelang.Ho nkuoa poone e
isoa holimo moo se bapang le hlooho ebe
motho ea olosang o qhalla poone hanyenyane
ka sekotlolong se sa ts'elang ho fihlela e fela.

5. HO NEPOLA MOTOHO
Ho nkuoa hlama ea motoho eso phehuoe,ho nkuoa Leloala la
Sesotho le ts'iloane ebe hlama eo e ts'eloa holima leloala moo
teng ho sebelisoang ts'iloane ho enepola ho fihlela eba
borethe.Haho qetoa ho nepoloa ho nkoa hlama eo e busetsoa ka
nkhong.

6. HO RITELA MOTOHO
•Ho nkoa metsi a batang,a
chesang,phoofo ea mabele,litomoso le
nkho.Ho ts'eloa phoofo e methiloeng ka
nkhong e kaba likotlolo tse pell ,ebe ho
ts'eloa metsi a batang a ntse a methiloe
ebe ho fuluoa ka lesokoana.Haho qetoa
ho ts'eloa metsi a futhumetseng le
litomoso ho fuluelloa mmoho.

7. HO EA PATSING
•Ke moo ho louoang lithapo ka tele ho etsoa
bolelele bolekaneng ho tlama patsi,halise li
louoe ho uoa morung moo ho rojoang patsi e
kaba ka matsoho Kapa sakha ho latela na motho
o batla ngata e kae.Haho qetoa ho tlangoa patsi.

8. HO EA MOROHONG
•Ho nkuoa bolekana bosa
ts'elang le thipa ho uoa hara
naha Kapa masimong ho ea
kha moroho,e kaba batho ba
fetang bonngoe.Mefuta ea
meroho eka khuoang ke
papasane,qhela,selae.

9. HO HLAOLA
•Ho nkoa mohoma o leolitsoeng e sale ka malungoa_lungoana ho uoa
masimong.Haho fihloa masimong ,ho seuoa tema hore ba hlaolang ba
tsebe moo ba qalang le moo ba fellang.Ba khatha litlama_tlama tse
pela lijalo hore li seke tsa hlolisa lijalo ho hola hantle.

10. HO PHEHA MOTOHO
•Ho nkoa pitsa e kholo Kapa e nnaye,ho ts'eloa metsi a motoho ebe
hoa besoa.Haa bela ho ts'eloa hlama e lutseng fats'e ebe hoa fuluoa
hore o seke oaba liqaqa.

11. MEHLOLI EA LIPATLISISO
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