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Lozi People
Balozi
Flag of the Lozi people
Total population
Approximately 846,307
Regions with significant populations
Zambia
655,000
Mozambique
50,000
Zimbabwe
8,000
Namibia
133,307
Languages
First language Lozi Second language English, other Bantu languages
Religion
Christianity, African traditional religion
Related ethnic groups
Sotho people,other Sotho-Tswana peoples
Lozi
Person
Mulozi
People
Balozi
Language
Silozi
Country
Bulozi
Lozi people, or Barotse, are a southern African ethnic group who speak Lozi and Silozi, a Sotho–Tswana language| Khelobedu . The Lozi people consist of more than 46 different ethnic groups and are primarily situated between Namibia, Angola. Botswana, Zimbabwe , South Africa including half of the north-Western and western provinces of Zambia inhabiting the region of Barotseland.
Lozi is also a nationality of the people of Barotseland, an amalgamation of several smaller ethnic groups and tribes. The Lozi people number approximately 5,575,000. Lozi are also found in Zambia, Namibia (Caprivi Strip), Angola, Botswana, Mozambique (50,000), and Zimbabwe (8,000). The Lozi are also known as the Malozi, Nyambe, Makololo, Barotose, Rotse, Rozi, Rutse, Baloyi, Balobedu, or Tozvi.
Lozipeople, or Barotse, are a southern African ethnic group who speak Lozi and Silozi, a Sotho–Tswana language| Khelobedu . The Lozipeople consist of...
within the Sotho–Tswana branch of Zone S (S.30), that is spoken by the Lozipeople, primarily in southwestern Zambia and in surrounding countries. This...
Lozi may refer to: Lozi language LozipeopleLozi (Homeland), a Bantustan in South West Africa This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
The Lozipeople believed in a creator god, whom the Lozi call Nyambe. Nyambe's wife was Nasilele (which means "she who is associated with long things")...
spirits and humans, and then retreated into seclusion in the sky. The Lozipeople of Zambia and Zimbabwe believe that the Supreme Being Nyambe created...
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...
Luyana people and imposed their own language. The combination of Luyana and Kololo languages gave rise to the current Lozi language spoken by the Lozi people...
for Mamelodi Sundowns Sotho–Tswana peoples Sotho-Tswana languages Tswana people Pedi people Barotseland Lozipeople Liphofung Historical Site Sotho calendar...
Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga Province. It is the homeland of the Lozipeople or Barotse, or Malozi, who are a unified group of over 46 individual...
unique language, music, and dance. Tswana people Sotho people Sotho-Tswana peoples Barotseland Lozipeople Bokone "Basarwa and Bakgalagadi communities"...
amapiano artist Focalistic, rapper Tswana people Sotho people Sotho-Tswana peoples Barotseland Lozipeople Bokone "Pedi, North Sotho". joshuaproject.net...
the Lozipeople in the 18th century, and were led into Ngamiland by the skilled fisherman and hunter Hankuzi. When the baYei met the baKhakwe people, Hankuzi...
wooden mallets. The silimba is a xylophone common among the Nkoya and Lozipeople of Barotseland, western Zambia. The tuned keys are tied atop resonating...
Victoria Falls (Lozi: Mosi-oa-Tunya, "Thundering Smoke"; Tonga: Shungu Namutitima, "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa...
Rhodes, obtained mineral rights from the Litunga of the Lozipeople, the Paramount Chief of the Lozi (Ba-rotse) for the area which later became Barotziland-North-Western...
1994 to separate the Caprivi Strip, a region mainly inhabited by the Lozipeople. It operates only in the Caprivi strip. The Caprivi Strip is located...
headquarters of Mongu District. Mongu is the home of the Litunga, King of the Lozipeople (currently His Majesty Lubosi Imwiko III). Mongu is situated on a small...
the Pulana language, or Sepulana, Mapulaneng means "Place of the Mapulana people." The tribe derives its name from their founding leader, Lepulana, who later...
spawning the culture and way of life of the Lozipeople, "Rotse" being a variant of Lozi, and "Ba" meaning "people". They became a powerful kingdom in Central/Southern...
Cetewayo was considered as son or incarnation of god Nsasi. First kings of Lozipeople (including Yeta I, Mwanasolundwi Muyunda Mumbo wa Mulonga, Inyambo and...
of the capitals of the Lozipeople, who populate the Zambian region of Barotseland in the Western Province. The chief of the Lozi maintains one of his two...
different largely Bantu peoples such as the Bemba people, Lozipeople, Yao people, Luvale people, Shona people, and Luba people. Despite the relatively...
Inyambo was a Great African King of the Lozipeople in Barotseland, Zambia, one of the first kings of the Lozi, and likely a mythical ruler or demigod...
Ilomba is a sea snake with destructive powers in the mythology of the Lozipeople of Zambia. It is created by a witch doctor. It is made with their finger...
Yeta III CBE was a king of Barotseland, of the Lozipeople in what is now Western Zambia. The parents of Yeta were King Lewanika and Queen Ma-Litia. Yeta...
divergent lineage of Bantu. It is spoken by the Luyana people, a subgroup of the Lozipeople. Ethnologue lists Kwandi, Mbowe, Mbume, and possibly Kwangwa...
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