Original sentence: Sotho is also the main language spoken by the people of Lesotho, where, according to 1993 data, it was spoken by about 1,493,000 people, or 85% of the population.The census fails to record the at least five million further South Africans for whom Sotho is a second or third language
Edited sentence: Sotho is also the main language spoken by the people of Lesotho, where, according to 1993 data, it was spoken by about 1 493 000 people, or 85% of the population.The census fails, unfortunately, to record the at least five million further South Africans for whom Sesotho is a second or third language