Lozi, also known as Silozi and Rozi, is a Bantu language (of the Niger-Congo language family) that is spoken by the Lozi people, primarily in southwestern Zambia and in surrounding countries. Lozi and its dialects are spoken and understood by approximately six percent of the population of Zambia. There are many Lozi speakers in the area around the city of Livingstone in Zambia. The Lozi language developed from a mixture of two languages: Luyana and Kololo.

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  • Lozi, also known as Silozi and Rozi, is a Bantu language (of the Niger-Congo language family) that is spoken by the Lozi people, primarily in southwestern Zambia and in surrounding countries. Lozi and its dialects are spoken and understood by approximately six percent of the population of Zambia. There are many Lozi speakers in the area around the city of Livingstone in Zambia. The Lozi language developed from a mixture of two languages: Luyana and Kololo. The Luyana people originally migrated south from the Luba-Lunda empire in the Katanga area of the Congo River basin, either late in the 17th century or early in the 18th century. The language they spoke, therefore, was closely related to Luba and Lunda. They settled on the floodplains of the upper Zambezi River in what is now western Zambia and developed a kingdom, Barotseland, and also gave their name to the Barotse Floodplain or Bulozi. The Kololo were a Sotho people who used to live in what is now Lesotho. The Kololo were forced to flee from Shaka Zulu's Mfecane during the 1830s. Using tactics they had copied from the Zulu armies, the Kololo conquered the Luyana on the Zambezi floodplains and imposed their rule and language. However, by 1864 the indigenous population revolted and overthrew the Kololo. By that time, the Luyana language had been largely forgotten; the new hybrid language is called Lozi or Silozi and is closer to Sesotho than to any other neighbouring languages in Zambia. Lozi is also spoken in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.
  • Lozi (auch Silozi oder Rotse-Sprache) ist die Sprache der Lozi, einem Volksstamm am Sambesi oberhalb der Viktoriafälle im südlichen Afrika. Lozi ist eine Bantusprache, dem Sotho verwandt und hat rund eine halbe Million Sprecher in Sambia (vornehmlich in der Westprovinz mit dem Zentrum Mongu), 70.000 in Zimbabwe und rund 15.000 in Botsuana und Namibia, für letzteres ausschließlich in der Region Caprivi.
  • El lozi (también conocido como silozi y rozi) es una lengua bantú hablada por grupos étnicos específicos de Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, y Zimbabwe. Se estima que es hablado por unas 700.000 personas, la mayoría de ellos habitantes de Zambia, donde lo habla cerca del 6% de la población (aproximadamente 560.000 personas).
  • Lozi is een Bantoetaal die in Zambia door een half miljoen mensen wordt gesproken. In mindere mate wordt de taal ook gesproken in Zimbabwe en in de Caprivistrip in Namibië. Lozi is ook bekend onder een aantal andere namen waarvan Silozi de bekendste is. Een nauw aan Lozi verbonden taal is Tswana dat wordt gesproken in Botswana en Zuid-Afrika. Binnen de Bantoetalen maakt Lozi deel uit van de Sotho-Tswanatalen.
  • Język lozi albo rotse - język z rodziny bantu, z grupy sotho-tswana, używany w Zambii i Zimbabwe, w 1982 roku liczba mówiących wynosiła ok. 450 tys.
  • A língua lozi, também conhecida como silozi e rozi, é uma língua bantu da família nigero-congolesa falada pelo povo lozi primariamente na região sudoeste da Zâmbia e em países vizinhos. O lozi e seus dialetos são falados e entendidos por aproximadamente seis por cento da população da Zâmbia. Há muitos falantes do lozi na área ao redor da cidade de Livingstone na Zâmbia. A língua lozi se desenvolveu a partir da mistura de duas línguas: luyana e kololo. O povo luyana originalmente migrou para o sul vindos do inpério Luba-Lunda na area de Katanga na bacia do Rio Congo, ou no período final do século XVII ou início do século XVIII. A língua que eles falavam, era intimamente ligada às línguas lunda e luba. Eles se estabeleceram nas planícies alagadas do Rio Zambeze onde hoje fica o oeste da Zambia, local em que desenvolveram um reino, Barotseland, nome que deram à planície alagada de Barotse ou Bulozi. Os kololo eram um povo sotho que viviam onde hoje fica o Lesotho. Os kololo foram forçados a fugir do shaka zulu Mfecane durante a década de 1830. Utilizando táticas que copiaram dos soldados Zulus, os kololo conquistaram os luyana dos pântanos do Zambezi e impuseram suas leis e suas línguas. No entanto, em 1864 a população se revoltou e destituiu os kololo do poder. Àquela altura, a língua luyana havia sido esqucida pela maioria da população, a nova língua híbrida foi chamada de lozi ou silozi e é mais próxima ao sesotho do que qualquer outra língua da Zâmbia. O lozi também é falado no Zimbábue, Botswana, e Namíbia.
  • Lozi, ett bantuspråk som brukas mest av det bantuska folket i sydvästra Zambia, men även i delar av Zimbabwe, Botswana och Namibia.
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  • Lozi, also known as Silozi and Rozi, is a Bantu language (of the Niger-Congo language family) that is spoken by the Lozi people, primarily in southwestern Zambia and in surrounding countries. Lozi and its dialects are spoken and understood by approximately six percent of the population of Zambia. There are many Lozi speakers in the area around the city of Livingstone in Zambia. The Lozi language developed from a mixture of two languages: Luyana and Kololo.
  • Lozi (auch Silozi oder Rotse-Sprache) ist die Sprache der Lozi, einem Volksstamm am Sambesi oberhalb der Viktoriafälle im südlichen Afrika. Lozi ist eine Bantusprache, dem Sotho verwandt und hat rund eine halbe Million Sprecher in Sambia (vornehmlich in der Westprovinz mit dem Zentrum Mongu), 70.000 in Zimbabwe und rund 15.000 in Botsuana und Namibia, für letzteres ausschließlich in der Region Caprivi.
  • El lozi (también conocido como silozi y rozi) es una lengua bantú hablada por grupos étnicos específicos de Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, y Zimbabwe. Se estima que es hablado por unas 700.000 personas, la mayoría de ellos habitantes de Zambia, donde lo habla cerca del 6% de la población (aproximadamente 560.000 personas).
  • Lozi is een Bantoetaal die in Zambia door een half miljoen mensen wordt gesproken. In mindere mate wordt de taal ook gesproken in Zimbabwe en in de Caprivistrip in Namibië. Lozi is ook bekend onder een aantal andere namen waarvan Silozi de bekendste is. Een nauw aan Lozi verbonden taal is Tswana dat wordt gesproken in Botswana en Zuid-Afrika. Binnen de Bantoetalen maakt Lozi deel uit van de Sotho-Tswanatalen.
  • Język lozi albo rotse - język z rodziny bantu, z grupy sotho-tswana, używany w Zambii i Zimbabwe, w 1982 roku liczba mówiących wynosiła ok. 450 tys.
  • A língua lozi, também conhecida como silozi e rozi, é uma língua bantu da família nigero-congolesa falada pelo povo lozi primariamente na região sudoeste da Zâmbia e em países vizinhos. O lozi e seus dialetos são falados e entendidos por aproximadamente seis por cento da população da Zâmbia. Há muitos falantes do lozi na área ao redor da cidade de Livingstone na Zâmbia. A língua lozi se desenvolveu a partir da mistura de duas línguas: luyana e kololo.
  • Lozi, ett bantuspråk som brukas mest av det bantuska folket i sydvästra Zambia, men även i delar av Zimbabwe, Botswana och Namibia.
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