Lozi
Language Information
Lozi (Silozi) is spoken in western Zambia (Barotseland), northeastern Namibia (the Zambezi Region), and in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Lozi is a Bantu language with about 700,000 speakers. It developed from the Sotho-related language of the Kololo, who conquered the region in the 1840s. The Lozi king, the Litunga, is known for the annual Kuomboka ceremony, when he moves by royal barge to higher ground during the Zambezi floods.
Lozi is a Bantu language with about 700,000 speakers. It developed from the Sotho-related language of the Kololo, who conquered the region in the 1840s. The Lozi king, the Litunga, is known for the annual Kuomboka ceremony, when he moves by royal barge to higher ground during the Zambezi floods.
Lozi is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Lozi Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Lozi
Batu kaufela ba pepilwe inge ba lukuluhile ni liswanelo ze swana. Ba ba ni swanelo ya ku nahana mi ba swanela ku ba ni likezo za buzwale ku mutu yo mung'wi.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights