 The flag of the Lozi people The Lozi people are an ethnic group primarily of western Zambia, inhabiting the region of Barotseland. Lozi are also found in Namibia, Angola and Botswana. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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Barotseland is a region in western Zambia which is the homeland of the Lozi people. ...
Name
The word Lozi means 'plain' in the Makololo language, in reference to the Zambezi flood plain on and around which most Lozi live. It may also be spelt Lotse or Rotse, the spelling Lozi having originated with German missionaries in what is now Namibia. Mu- and Ba- are singular and plural prefixes in Bantu languages, so Murotse means 'person of the plain' while Barotse means 'people of the plain'. A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ...
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History Although Lozi tradition states that they have always inhabited Barotseland, it is generally believed that they migrated into Western Zambia from what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the 17th and 18th centuries. In about 1830, the Makololo people, who had been displaced from what is now South Africa by the Zulu expansion and conquest led by Shaka, invaded Barotseland and conquered the Lozi. They ruled until 1864 when they were overthrown by a Lozi revolution. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
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Shaka Shaka (sometimes spelled Chaka) (ca. ...
1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The Lozi have long been a monarchy, ruled by a king known as the 'Litunga'. In the late 19th century, the Lozi were ruled by Lewanika, whose reign as Litunga lasted about 50 years. Lewanika brought Barotseland under British control in 1890, when he agreed terms with Cecil Rhodes for the region to become a protectorate. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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Although Barotseland was incorporated into Northern Rhodesia, it retained a large degree of autonomy, which was carried over when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia on its independence in 1964. Although before colonial times, the region was self-sufficient in food and exported crops to neighbouring regions, today it is the least-developed region of Zambia, with only one tarred road into the province, from Lusaka to Mongu, and only intermittent supplies of electricity. There remains some support in the region for greater autonomy within Zambia or full independence. Flag of Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa, originally created in 1911 from the combination of the North West Rhodesia and North East Rhodesia areas of Rhodesia controlled by the British South Africa Company. ...
1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Mongu is a town in western Zambia, and the capital of Western Province, Zambia and Barotseland. ...
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Culture Lozi society is highly stratified, with a monarch at the top and those of recent royal descent occupying high positions in society. The monarch is known as the Litunga, and Lozi society tolerates little criticism even of an unpopular Litunga. Criticisms of a Litunga by a foreigner are treated as criticisms of the Lozi nation as a whole.
Lozi culture is strongly influenced by the flood cycle of the Zambezi river, with annual migrations taking place from the flood plain to higher ground at the start of the wet season. The most important of these festivals is the Kuomboka, in which the Litunga moves from Lealui in the flood plain to Limulunga on higher ground. The Kuomboka usually takes place in February or March. The wet season and the rainy season are terms used to describe seasons in which the average rainfall in a region is significantly increased. ...
The Kuomboka is an annual festival taking place at the beginning of the wet season in Barotseland in western Zambia. ...
Lealui is the dry season residence of the Litunga, king of the Lozi people of western Zambia. ...
Limulunga is one of the two compounds of the Litunga, king of the Lozi people of western Zambia. ...
February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
Language - Main article: Lozi language
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 also, to a lesser extent, in surrounding countries. ...
External links
References - http://www.barotseland.com/2earlyhistory.pdf A history of the Lozi
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