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Balozi | |
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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 | |
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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.