Lozi language

Lozi
Native toZambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
RegionWestern Zambia, Zambezi
Native speakers
(725,000 cited 1982–2010 census)[1]
Latin (Lozi alphabet)
Zambian Braille
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-2loz
ISO 639-3loz
Glottologlozi1239
K.20 (K.21)[2]
Linguasphere99-AUT-ef

Lozi, also called Silozi and Rozi, is a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo language family.

It is spoken by the Lozi people in southwestern Zambia. It is also spoken in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Zambezi Region of Namibia.

  1. Lozi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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