Explore: Lozi Language

Lozi, also known as Silozi and Rozi, is a Bantu language of the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho–Tswana branch of Zone S (S.30), that is spoken

The word "Lozi" means "plain" in the Makololo language, referring to the Barotse Floodplain of the Zambezi River, on and around which most Lozi live. It

Sotho and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi language and the Lozi language. Tswana is an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe

Lozi may refer to: Lozi language Lozi people Lozi (Homeland), a Bantustan in South West Africa This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

and Khoisan peoples. The Bantu groups include the Owambo, Herero, Kavango, Lozi, Tswana and Himba peoples. The Khoisan groups encompass the Damara, Nama

was largely forgotten and a new hybrid language emerged, SiLozi and the Luyana began to refer to themselves as Lozi. At the end of the 18th century, some

Ovambo (Ambo, Oshiwambo) (1,500,000) Herero (200,000) Kavango (100,000) Lozi (Silozi) Jarawa (250,000) Mbula-Bwazza (100,000) Kulung (40,000) Bile (38

Kuomboka is a word in the Lozi language; it literally means ‘to get out of water’. In today's Zambia it is applied to a traditional ceremony that takes

Province), Lozi (Western Province), Tonga and Lozi (Southern Province), and Kaonde, Luvale and Lunda (Northwestern Province). These seven languages are used

Transvaal). It is known as mopane, tsanya in Chichewa (Malawi), mopani, mupane in Lozi (fmr. Barotseland, western Zambia), mupanyi in Thimbukushu (Namibia), omutati