Lozi (language)

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Lozi

Spoken in

Botswana , Zambia , Namibia
speaker 600,000
Linguistic
classification
Official status
Official language in -
Recognized minority /
regional language in
Botswana , Zambia , Namibia
Language codes
ISO 639 -1

-

ISO 639 -2

loz

ISO 639-3

loz

Distribution of the SiLozi as a mother tongue in Namibia (2011)
  • <1%
  • 1-5.99%
  • 6-10.99%
  • 11-20.99%
  • 21-30.99%
  • 31-49.99%
  • 50-75.99%
  • 76-90%
  • > 90%
  • Lozi (also siLozi or Rotse language , Rozi , Serotse or Sekololo ) is the language of the Lozi , a tribe on the Zambezi above the Victoria Falls in southern Africa .

    Lozi is a Bantu language related to Sotho and has around half a million speakers in Zambia (mainly in the western province with the center Mongu ), 70,000 in Zimbabwe and around 15,000 in Botswana and Namibia , for the latter exclusively in the Caprivi region .

    alphabet

    Since 1977 there is an official spelling of the Lozi in Latin script:

    Lozi
    a b c d e f G H i j k l m n ng ng ' ñ O p s sh t u w y z
    IPA
    a b t͡ʃ d ɛ / e / ɪ f x H i d͡ʒ k l m n G ŋ ɲ ɔ / o / ʊ p s ʃ t u w j z

    Note : The capital letters of ng , i.e. Ng , are pronounced as ŋ .

    Language examples

    Simple phrases

    • Muzuhile - good afternoon / good morning
    • Mutozi chwani? - How are you?
    • Ni tozi hande. Wena utozi chwani? - I'm fine, how are you?
    • Na nami siya - goodbye
    • Mutola Hande - I wish you a nice day
    • Ni tumezi - thank you

    Months

    • Sope - January
    • Yowa - February
    • Liatamanyi - March
    • Lungu - April
    • Kandao - May
    • Mbuwana - June
    • Sikulu - July
    • Muyana - August
    • Muimunene - September
    • Yenda - October
    • Njimwana - November
    • Ñulule - December

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. Lozi. At www.omniglot.com.