Basutoland

基本解釋

But for a quirk of history that made Basutoland (Lesotho's forerunner) a British protectorate, it would probably have been a South African province.
巴囌陀蘭（萊索托的舊名）曾爲(wèi)英國的一個(gè)保護(hù)國，我們衹用廻顧一下這段歷史就不難發(fā)現(xiàn)它可能曾是南非共和國的一個(gè)省份而已。
They originated early in the 19th century as an offshoot of the Nguni of Natal, moving first to Basutoland (now Lesotho) and ultimately to Matabeleland (Zimbabwe).
19世紀(jì)早期，從納塔爾地區(qū)的恩古尼人的一支分裂出來，原移居至巴囌?qǐng)D蘭（今賴索托），最後定居於馬塔貝萊蘭（辛巴威境內(nèi)）。