I am lozi and l am very impressed with this documentary.........so Lozi is an international language, when l was in school in South Africa back then l could communicate with the Tswana and Sotho
We eat the same food in Kenya, the corn meal is called Ugali, cassava leaves, and also call the elephant as enjofu/Intovu that is in western Kenya. Kwaheri (Bye bye!).
Because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
Omg this is so beautiful. Lozi is a very interesting culture and language. I always say Zimbabwe is an amalgamtion of Southern Africa in one country which makes sense because we are right in the middle of the region.
Absolutely not. The Lozi are Zambian, although they are also Namibian. The people you see here moved from Zambia to Zimbabwe during the federation of Rhodesia and Nyansaland. There are no Lozi who are indigenous to Zimbabwe. The melting pot of people is Zambia. This is where the Sotho conquered the Congolese Luyi, who are now the Lozi people. At the same time they were doing this, the Ngoni under Zwangendaba were conquering the Chewa in Eastern Province Zambia. The Luyi came from the Lunda Empire of DRC, the Chewa came from the Luba Empire of the DRC. The Sotho/Kololo were led into Zambia by Sebetwane, who with his son, Sekeletu, who succeeded him as king, are buried in Zambia, where the former died of natural causes, and the latter of the vengeance of the Luyi who revolted in 1864, under a man called Sipopa, and killed all the Sotho/Kololo men, leaving the Sotho women and their children to be married to Luyi men, and the Sotho children adopted into those families. Zwangedaba was killed in 1845 after being shot with a poisoned arrow by the Ufupi people of Tanzania. He is appropriately buried on the Zambian side of the Tanzania-Zambia border. As you can see, Zambia has indigenous Nguni people in Eastern Province, and Sotho/Kololo people in Western Province.
I’m a Xhosa speaking, I understand Sesotho and Tshwana pretty well .. this language is a combination of both languages and differs in accent .. I wish to meet you when I visit Africa I’m impressed by your content big up bro keep on digging
@@mankgabanemantlaneni History according to scholars: SiLozi is a mixture of SeKololo and a bit of SiLuyana (our original language before the brief colonisation of the Lozi Kingdom by the Makololo (a Sotho tribe) from 1830 to 1860). SeKololo was a 'Sotho language' with a bit of Setswana mix because the MaKololo tribe absorbed some Tswana tribes on their way to Zambia from South Africa. Next, European missionary schools such as the French who came to the Lozi Kingdom from the South (1870s?) preached and instructed in Sotho (I'm not sure which Sotho language), which further reinforced the Sotho element of the SiLozi language. Hence the exact composition of the SiLozi language possibly varies with region. 🙏🏿
This is because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
Because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
The language has great similarities to SeSotho, I had a Zambian Lozi friend who told me that he actually understands SeSotho without having to learn the language.
That's because the Lozi were ruled by the Kololo (a sub group of the sotho-tswana people) under Sebetwane and his children after him for 20 years. Part of the legacy of this rule is in the lozi language
Almost Every Zambian Language Is spoken in Zimbabwe, Every South African Language Is Spoken In Zimbabwe, Every Botswana langauge is also spoken in Zimbabwe.
Brother, we have 73 languages in Zambia, it's mainly the Southern border regions where you find the most linguistic overlap between our countries. i.e Mbunda, Luvale, Lovale, Bisa, Kwangwa, Nkoya etc are these found in Zimbabwe?
Na ni Mulozi, ndate ki Mulozi wa kwa Namibia, kwa tuko nni Zambezi, Its quit good hearing such a strong lozi after not hearing it for 25 years, i live in Capetown, and speak Afrikaans since its my mother toung, and i ate all those foods you showed in there mow i miss my lozi foods.
It’s amazing that here in America Lozi food,they call it organic food and it’s the most expensive food u can get, while back home it’s our stable meal, Africa is blessed , keep up the good work my brother 👏👏👏👏🇿🇼🇺🇸
BaLozwi are part of Kalanga stock. Lozwi and Lozi are different people though historically connected. Balobedu people are closely related to the Kalanga people and both are known for rain making powers. We have shrines where we perform rain making rituals annually
Watch the BBC documentary on the crowning of the first Queen Mujaji in which she not only declares that she's a great great great granddaughter of Mwenemutapa but delivers her speech in the language of her ancestors, Karanga.
This was so beautiful to watch. I had once heard that there are Lozi speaking people in Zimbabwe but I couldn't believe it. This has been such a big eye opener for me. And now I'm definitely even more homesick.
I like your work Mr Mahlangu, big up to you. From your videos you have dispelled the stereotype of Zimbabwe as a two language country. I can definitely understand your conversation between you and Mathe without subtitles. This language is mixture of setswana and sesotho, they only lost their dialect or ascent. Now they sounds like mostly foreigners from Malawi who try to speak setswana in SA. Now I have realized that Sotho and Nguni languages if properly developed can unite Southern Africa.
The Lozi are not indigenous to Zimbabwe. These are migrants from Zambia who settled in Zimbabwe between 1953 and 1963, when Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe were one country. The indigenous languages of Zimbabwe are Shona and Tonga, though you can now through in Ndebele as well
@@MzeewaUjiji You are wrong mate, Lozi are the real true owners of Mapungwe and great Zimbabwe them and the kalanga . Some migrants from Uganda and great lakes now call themselves Rozvi.
I think this is one of your best interviews/documentaries. I really loved the rich history that this gentleman gave us of the Lozi people. They grow their own cassava too. Thank you
Lozi is a mixture of Tswana Kalanga and Nambya interesting l love ubuntu in African villages thank you so much for sharing Prince....The food looks delicious l miss kumusha..🌍💞🔥👍🇿🇼💪✊👊💯🙏
Really enjoyed watching this documentary, I’m Nambya myself born in Hwange.. 🙌🏾🙌🏾 thank you very much, video quality is excellent we need more of this 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾…
Listening to Mr Mathe speaking i just thought to myself that Africa is one,there are many similarities in languages,from this video and many previous ones..siyabonga Mahlangu for the great work u r doing le team yonke nje..keep up the good work!
I'm a lozi from zambia. On one thing saying "am hungry" in lozi it can also be said as "Ni lapile" . when you say "Nishwile tala " you are more like saying "I'm dying of hunger" but still acceptable..
Because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
Miss Mathe here I am a proud Lozi BoPhenius nimwanamina luli Bondate kimuLozi Amai muShona Ndikhulele koBulawayo In a strick Lozi household Nihupuzi sishungwa, buhobe nitapi Luitumezi nikuli hupuza kasizo saluna tate Good work my brother
I had to comment twice because I had to let you guys know that you guys are doing a really good job at mending broken history that resulted from the construction of borders in the region. The evidence is in the comments section. Keep doing what you are doing, it is very much appreciated!
Through this episode, you've just helped resolve a perennial and quite personal a question. Thanks for that. (To you Mahlangu and team) Keep up the great and immensely educational work!
You are free to come to Barotseland and attend Africa mostly flamboyant (Kuomboka) coming out of water ceremony which is expected by the end of March or early of April 2022.
What Luyana words are in siLozi? I was born in Western Province Zambia; my primary language is siLozi, even though I am not a Tonga... other than a few people in the Lozi Royal family, does anyone even know Luyana?
The way balozi great by clapping hands is similar to the Zulus and kalanga. Also their culture is a mixture of the original balozi ancestors( batswana and Basotho)
Knowing our history is very important. Most of East, Central and Southern Africa is inhabited by the “Bantu” speaking people. There are also Bantus in North Africa and West Africa although in small numbers.Bantu basically means people. Our origins are traced from Benue -Cross River in Nigeria West Africa and we migrated and settled in different parts of Africa. Bantus are a collective of people who shared the same languages hence you still find similarities in these languages today, i.e between the so called Bantu languages across Africa. Zulus, Swati’s, Ndebele and Xhosas are also Bantu. They are referred as Nguni languages because of the cliques in their languages which was as a result of intermarriages with the Khoi San.
Omg thank you thank you thank you so much for this video ❤️❤️I enjoyed every part of it. Wish you could make a vid with him again. The language is so interesting that I want to learn it
Great job Ntate Mahlangu. Southern Africa is a very interesting place with a very rich history albeit complicated. It is said this is the land that was promised to Abraham and his descendants. Some people believe that the Bantu people are the descendants of Abraham. We need more information on this topic. Certainly, one thing is for sure, Bantu are one people.
Hie Emzee. Can we talk via social media or through mobile. There is a number on the about section of this page. Thank you for your support, really appreciate it🙏
The Aluyi people originated from the present day DRC and Chief Sebetwane of the Kololo(sotho) conquered them go curve the Lozi/Makololo as we know them now.Shangwe!!!
I loved this. I've always known that my people were found in Zimbabwe, just like they're found in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. But are they also found in Mozambique? In Barotseland, we'd say Mr. Mate speaks with an accent. Otherwise, he speaks well because even within Barotseland itself, we have different accents - north vs south. It's also important to know that Silozi is predominantly Sesotho - especially Sipedi.
Wow I was given a surname in my dream and was told that esamandulo sakabomama and when I googled it I found that it's from the Lozi clan. I know nothing about them but I feel so connected. Thank you for this at least I got to learn something ngyabonga bhuti I love your content.
Hy Prince those guys they are almost speaking the same language as us,only the pronunciation when thy say tou we say tlou,they say manawa and we say dinawa but I understand each and every word that he's saying,I wasn't aware that Zimbabwe have that language thanks for schooling us,but u didn't mention South Africa they is a place in limpopo province called Tzaneen u will found balotswe or balobedu that's where you will found them
Mrs Mathe is a very good Chef, the dish variety is proper culinary. That Tapi fish looks yummy. Isitshwala laso looks so delicious. The baobab fruit makes nice porridge. 2nd cousin tribe traits of Kalanga, Ndebele and parts of Tswana in culture and language. The emigration, immigration and intermarriages created new cultures in different parts of the country. Very interesting.
I m Tswana speaking South African. I could understand all words, perfectly (SENTLE). We need to expand it to our, it unifies. Ke tlhaloganya puo e jaanong.
I am lozi and l am very impressed with this documentary.........so Lozi is an international language, when l was in school in South Africa back then l could communicate with the Tswana and Sotho
That's fantastic my IPS, indeed LOZI language is international. ❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much for watching this documentary.
Ke kopa hoba a friend of yours, I wanna learn more, nna I'm Mosotho from Lesotho
We eat the same food in Kenya, the corn meal is called Ugali, cassava leaves, and also call the elephant as enjofu/Intovu that is in western Kenya. Kwaheri (Bye bye!).
As a Mosotho I can hear every word he says....... We're one thing
We are definitely ONE
Because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
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Omg this is so beautiful. Lozi is a very interesting culture and language. I always say Zimbabwe is an amalgamtion of Southern Africa in one country which makes sense because we are right in the middle of the region.
Very interesting language.
You are the first and last person to describe Zimbabwe in the best way ever
True
Very true. We are truly the melting pot of Southern Africa
Absolutely not. The Lozi are Zambian, although they are also Namibian. The people you see here moved from Zambia to Zimbabwe during the federation of Rhodesia and Nyansaland. There are no Lozi who are indigenous to Zimbabwe. The melting pot of people is Zambia. This is where the Sotho conquered the Congolese Luyi, who are now the Lozi people. At the same time they were doing this, the Ngoni under Zwangendaba were conquering the Chewa in Eastern Province Zambia. The Luyi came from the Lunda Empire of DRC, the Chewa came from the Luba Empire of the DRC. The Sotho/Kololo were led into Zambia by Sebetwane, who with his son, Sekeletu, who succeeded him as king, are buried in Zambia, where the former died of natural causes, and the latter of the vengeance of the Luyi who revolted in 1864, under a man called Sipopa, and killed all the Sotho/Kololo men, leaving the Sotho women and their children to be married to Luyi men, and the Sotho children adopted into those families. Zwangedaba was killed in 1845 after being shot with a poisoned arrow by the Ufupi people of Tanzania. He is appropriately buried on the Zambian side of the Tanzania-Zambia border. As you can see, Zambia has indigenous Nguni people in Eastern Province, and Sotho/Kololo people in Western Province.
I’m a Xhosa speaking, I understand Sesotho and Tshwana pretty well .. this language is a combination of both languages and differs in accent .. I wish to meet you when I visit Africa I’m impressed by your content big up bro keep on digging
Wow, thank you so much. Would be honoured.
Unyanisile Mntase iam mXhosa fluent in sepedi,setswana and sepedi this language is similar to the Sotho languages
@@mankgabanemantlaneni History according to scholars: SiLozi is a mixture of SeKololo and a bit of SiLuyana (our original language before the brief colonisation of the Lozi Kingdom by the Makololo (a Sotho tribe) from 1830 to 1860). SeKololo was a 'Sotho language' with a bit of Setswana mix because the MaKololo tribe absorbed some Tswana tribes on their way to Zambia from South Africa. Next, European missionary schools such as the French who came to the Lozi Kingdom from the South (1870s?) preached and instructed in Sotho (I'm not sure which Sotho language), which further reinforced the Sotho element of the SiLozi language. Hence the exact composition of the SiLozi language possibly varies with region. 🙏🏿
And very much closer to balozwi aka balobedu, even the accent is quite similar.
Some Balozi migrated from Basotho and moved to Zambia via Botswana under the leadership King Sebetwane .
This is because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
I'm a Tswana speaking person and I can understand him speaking Lozi without subtitles. This is so beautiful✨✨
Because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
The language has great similarities to SeSotho, I had a Zambian Lozi friend who told me that he actually understands SeSotho without having to learn the language.
Very similar dialects Mbekezeli
Barotseland is Lesotho Number 2.
They are actually very similar people,
That's because the Lozi were ruled by the Kololo (a sub group of the sotho-tswana people) under Sebetwane and his children after him for 20 years. Part of the legacy of this rule is in the lozi language
Not sotho but tswana
I'm a Lozi in Zambia. I didn't even know there are Lozis in Zim. This is so amazing. Thanks for the educative video! 🙂
Thanks for watching!
Almost Every Zambian Language Is spoken in Zimbabwe, Every South African Language Is Spoken In Zimbabwe, Every Botswana langauge is also spoken in Zimbabwe.
Brother, we have 73 languages in Zambia, it's mainly the Southern border regions where you find the most linguistic overlap between our countries. i.e Mbunda, Luvale, Lovale, Bisa, Kwangwa, Nkoya etc are these found in Zimbabwe?
@@user-vw6bk4pb4lstop being a dick
You know what he meant🙄
@@33Camden100% facts. Zim is the centre
You forgot Mozambican languages in Zim eg manyika
Na ni Mulozi, ndate ki Mulozi wa kwa Namibia, kwa tuko nni Zambezi,
Its quit good hearing such a strong lozi after not hearing it for 25 years, i live in Capetown, and speak Afrikaans since its my mother toung, and i ate all those foods you showed in there mow i miss my lozi foods.
I'm a Lozi from Caprivi too/Kalimbeza
It’s amazing that here in America Lozi food,they call it organic food and it’s the most expensive food u can get, while back home it’s our stable meal, Africa is blessed , keep up the good work my brother 👏👏👏👏🇿🇼🇺🇸
Hie Khaya. Yes you are correct, Africa is truly blessed.
what are you talking about? Americans do not eat Lozi food
Im from SA limpopo and we are called balozwi aka balobedu led by the rain Queen Modjadji
BaLozwi are part of Kalanga stock. Lozwi and Lozi are different people though historically connected. Balobedu people are closely related to the Kalanga people and both are known for rain making powers. We have shrines where we perform rain making rituals annually
Watch the BBC documentary on the crowning of the first Queen Mujaji in which she not only declares that she's a great great great granddaughter of Mwenemutapa but delivers her speech in the language of her ancestors, Karanga.
This was so beautiful to watch. I had once heard that there are Lozi speaking people in Zimbabwe but I couldn't believe it. This has been such a big eye opener for me. And now I'm definitely even more homesick.
Glad you enjoyed it
There are even Luvales and Tongas in Zimbabwe. Just on RUclips and you will be amazed.
Siyabonga Thamsanqa, Melusi, Ishu and everybody part of this. Godonga siyabonga ngokusisa Hwange from our couches. Akusetshenzwe!!!!!
Siyabonga kakhulu Ndlovu.
I like your work Mr Mahlangu, big up to you. From your videos you have dispelled the stereotype of Zimbabwe as a two language country. I can definitely understand your conversation between you and Mathe without subtitles.
This language is mixture of setswana and sesotho, they only lost their dialect or ascent. Now they sounds like mostly foreigners from Malawi who try to speak setswana in SA. Now I have realized that Sotho and Nguni languages if properly developed can unite Southern Africa.
Really humbled by your comment. Thank you for watching.
The Lozi are not indigenous to Zimbabwe. These are migrants from Zambia who settled in Zimbabwe between 1953 and 1963, when Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe were one country. The indigenous languages of Zimbabwe are Shona and Tonga, though you can now through in Ndebele as well
@@MzeewaUjiji You are wrong mate, Lozi are the real true owners of Mapungwe and great Zimbabwe them and the kalanga . Some migrants from Uganda and great lakes now call themselves Rozvi.
I am Pedi/Northern Sotho and I have no doubt Ba Lozi and us are one thing; including tswanas and Basotho from Lesotho. Our origin is indeed the drc
I agree with you I am both Tswana and Pedi and I feel so empowered by this video
Morafe
Waking up to a new video, great job gent. I'm so excited to discuss this with my Lozi and Sotho friends.
Bayede, bana Barotse ! 🌹
Thokoza Nokuthula 🙏
This just made me realize how diverse Africa is. I don't know the language but I can definitely understand what they are saying.
Very diverse Sereputjane Mashaakgomo
I think this is one of your best interviews/documentaries. I really loved the rich history that this gentleman gave us of the Lozi people. They grow their own cassava too. Thank you
Umsebenzi wakho muhle
Siyabonga..it was great to learn such information, my great grandmother ngumlozi owayendela emaNdebeleni.
Lathi siyabonga Sisasenkosi🙏
Great work, love what you do. Did not realise that the Lozi language was still being spoken. History has robbed us of so much
Manufactured ZANU history has robbed us 😒
Zanu PF Agenda has robbed everyone of their History . . . . Trying to Shonalise The Entire Country, There’s Over 30 languages spoken in Zimbabwe.
Lozi is a mixture of Tswana Kalanga and Nambya interesting l love ubuntu in African villages thank you so much for sharing Prince....The food looks delicious l miss kumusha..🌍💞🔥👍🇿🇼💪✊👊💯🙏
Thanks for watching Shamiso🙏
Really enjoyed watching this documentary, I’m Nambya myself born in Hwange.. 🙌🏾🙌🏾 thank you very much, video quality is excellent we need more of this 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾…
And oohh i was in the same class as your sister @ Townsend 🙃
Wow, thank you
Listening to Mr Mathe speaking i just thought to myself that Africa is one,there are many similarities in languages,from this video and many previous ones..siyabonga Mahlangu for the great work u r doing le team yonke nje..keep up the good work!
Thank you sister. Yes we are one.
My mother is of Lozi decent. Thank you for this.
Thank you for watching Busiso.
The beauty of language in display. Almost all languages in the SADC region overlap and share many a similar word! Wonder documentary
We are one.
I'm a lozi from zambia. On one thing saying "am hungry" in lozi it can also be said as "Ni lapile" . when you say "Nishwile tala " you are more like saying "I'm dying of hunger" but still acceptable..
Thanks for sharing this
I'm a mopedi from limpopo and i can hear clearly when the man speaks lozi language.
Because the Lozi language as spoken now comes from South Africa. Specifically, a man called Sebetwane, a mufokeng, fled a violent conflict he had become embroiled in, with Queen Mma Nthatisi. He took his people Sotho clan, who became called Makololo, north through Botswana, crossing the Zambezi in either 1838 or 1839, going West into the Zambezi plains, where he found and conquered the peaceful Luyi who had arrived from the Lunda Empire of the DRC about 200 years earlier. Sebetwane died and was succeeded by his son Sekeletu as ruler of these people. It was young Sekeletu who took the Scottish traveller David Livingstone to the Shungu Namutitima Falls, which the Kololo had named "musi o tunya". When the arrogant white man got there, he promptly decided to call the falls "Victoria Falls". In 1864, the Luyi revolted against the tyranny of the Kololo, killing the men, but marrying the women and adopting the children. The Kololo women ensured the propagation of their language by teaching it to successive generations of the Lozi people. The Luyi language all but died, and only a few people in the royal families of the Lozi might know how to speak it. I am not Lozi but I was born in Western Province Zambia, and so I speak Lozi fluently
Miss Mathe here I am a proud Lozi
BoPhenius nimwanamina luli
Bondate kimuLozi
Amai muShona
Ndikhulele koBulawayo
In a strick Lozi household
Nihupuzi sishungwa, buhobe nitapi
Luitumezi nikuli hupuza kasizo saluna tate
Good work my brother
Im proud of you bro godonga I hope all Zimbabweans must know who they are
Good content 👌 👏 learned the history of Lozi..I am a lozi in 🇳🇦
Wow🙏. Thank you for watching.
Mucwani kezeli ? Batili ki hande kuutwa pupo yaluna ha baityolaula
Nina ni mu Lozi from Caprivi
You are doing great job, we are leaning more in your channel,
I didn't even need subtitles for this as a Sesotho and Setswana speaking person. Also Mathe surname can be found in both languages.
This is beautiful bro. Thank you. I wanna come back home
Thank you so much for the great work magriza siyabonga ngempela
The original Lozi didn't have Sesotho sounds, it came with Kololos(Bafokeng).
Love it! Keep it up. Have subscribed!
Wow. Thank you so much. Welcome to MMMC.
I had to comment twice because I had to let you guys know that you guys are doing a really good job at mending broken history that resulted from the construction of borders in the region. The evidence is in the comments section. Keep doing what you are doing, it is very much appreciated!
Wow. Thank you Ndlovukazi. This means a lot to the team.
Through this episode, you've just helped resolve a perennial and quite personal a question. Thanks for that. (To you Mahlangu and team) Keep up the great and immensely educational work!
So nice of you for the feedback. Thank you so much.
Big up brother well done for showing people that zim is a great place to leave
Beautiful country Moyo.
You are doing a great job Mahlangu keep up the good work, usifundisa okunengi ebesingakwazi
Siyabonga kakhulu Nokuthula 🙏
Young man, I salute you! This is the way we should revive Zimbabwe lamasiko ethu 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you so much for watching the video and supporting our work🙏
Am a proud lozi all the way from barotse land Zambia a land of the most intelligent people. God bless all the lozi people
Silozi is a Lingua Franca of the Barotse/Lozis/Malozi in Barotseland.the language is a mixture of Sotho/Swana and Luyana languages.
You are free to come to Barotseland and attend Africa mostly flamboyant (Kuomboka) coming out of water ceremony which is expected by the end of March or early of April 2022.
What Luyana words are in siLozi? I was born in Western Province Zambia; my primary language is siLozi, even though I am not a Tonga... other than a few people in the Lozi Royal family, does anyone even know Luyana?
The way balozi great by clapping hands is similar to the Zulus and kalanga. Also their culture is a mixture of the original balozi ancestors( batswana and Basotho)
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Maozi kapa Barotse show respect by clapping and kneeling down before elders.
Knowing our history is very important. Most of East, Central and Southern Africa is inhabited by the “Bantu” speaking people. There are also Bantus in North Africa and West Africa although in small numbers.Bantu basically means people. Our origins are traced from Benue -Cross River in Nigeria West Africa and we migrated and settled in different parts of Africa. Bantus are a collective of people who shared the same languages hence you still find similarities in these languages today, i.e between the so called Bantu languages across Africa. Zulus, Swati’s, Ndebele and Xhosas are also Bantu. They are referred as Nguni languages because of the cliques in their languages which was as a result of intermarriages with the Khoi San.
Omg thank you thank you thank you so much for this video ❤️❤️I enjoyed every part of it. Wish you could make a vid with him again. The language is so interesting that I want to learn it
Thanks for the idea!
I would absolutely love to try that sour porridge and the beans. It was very eye opening to learn about the different benefits of elephant dung.
Thank you so much for watching. We really appreciate it here on the show.
Great documentaries you are doing right here.
Thank you for watching.
Was waiting for this 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼😍🙌
Thanks Ncube🙏
Sengifundile sibili. This was another informative episode. Buteji, dung and the food. Siyabonga Prince.
Kubonga Thina Stella Makoni.
This is eye opening. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Hie Doreen. Thank you for watching🙏
Thank you for showing us this
Hi brother man, many thanks for the awesome documentary. How does one get hold of Mr Mathe?
I’ve learnt so much on this channel ❤️
Great job Ntate Mahlangu. Southern Africa is a very interesting place with a very rich history albeit complicated. It is said this is the land that was promised to Abraham and his descendants. Some people believe that the Bantu people are the descendants of Abraham. We need more information on this topic. Certainly, one thing is for sure, Bantu are one people.
I can understand parts of what he is saying. African languages are beautiful. Thanks again for the edumacation 💓👏🏾
Yes Kaya’s Gogo. It shows that we are one.
Great piece, we eat the same in zambia. keep it up.
Thanks for sharing Monica
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Wow wow, Mr Mathe speaks khelobedu. Here in Limpopo South Africa, we call it khelozwi
You never disappoint keep up the great work
Thank you for your support.
Thank you for this episode. Very informative 👏
Thank you MMMC always learning something new on this channel,how do we sponsor?
Hie Emzee. Can we talk via social media or through mobile. There is a number on the about section of this page. Thank you for your support, really appreciate it🙏
I've enjoyed this video! My dad was lozi from Zambia. Interesting indeed.
Glad you enjoyed it
Siyabonga Godonga. Phambili ngomsebenzi. Onward ever!
Thank Chef Mhle❤️
Beautiful. The language is similar to Bemba. We have similar roots.
We are ONE
Great documentary. I am Zambian, rich content bati.
Thanks for watching!
Our country is so diverse wow, i never knew these ppl even existed
There's no language in Southern Africa thats not spoken in Zimbabwe . . . . .
Very interesting documentary.
Lozi thank you for sharing this video with the world.
Beautiful culture
Dope video! Lit 🔥!!
Boaboab tree is mubuyu in lozi, am from Namibia but close to Zambia
Love the content.
Im lozi too and im Mathe thank you for this video i have learned a lot hy
Thank you for watching
Thank you a great show ,well done Magriza made me cook ,thank you
Thank you so much🙏
Thank you so much🙏
Mukoma Prince i just love your program...keep it up
Thank you so much for the support🙏
Proud Lozi... This is beautiful . Keep up with the good work.
Thank you so much Loveness Habukali🙏
As a Mosotho in South Africa, this is beautiful to watch.
Thank you.
There is no way one can talk about Malozi without the mention of Sesotho/Tswana and Chief Sebetwane.
Yes.
The Aluyi people originated from the present day DRC and Chief Sebetwane of the Kololo(sotho) conquered them go curve the Lozi/Makololo as we know them now.Shangwe!!!
I loved this. I've always known that my people were found in Zimbabwe, just like they're found in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. But are they also found in Mozambique? In Barotseland, we'd say Mr. Mate speaks with an accent. Otherwise, he speaks well because even within Barotseland itself, we have different accents - north vs south. It's also important to know that Silozi is predominantly Sesotho - especially Sipedi.
Hie Keith Nalumango. Thank you for watching and the important feedback
Thanks for the educational video
Ungodly content. This is just beautiful😍
Thank you so much Tindo🙏
Am happy to see comments from our relatives from SA..now you have to know we are not kweekweres as labelled in SA.we re one..people.
Wow I was given a surname in my dream and was told that esamandulo sakabomama and when I googled it I found that it's from the Lozi clan. I know nothing about them but I feel so connected. Thank you for this at least I got to learn something ngyabonga bhuti I love your content.
Thank you Vuyiswa.
I'm Ndebele from Zim. I feel like I could stay in that village and kind of follow the language. Maybe coz I can follow setswana/ seSotho
I enjoyed this❤
Thank you David.
Hy Prince those guys they are almost speaking the same language as us,only the pronunciation when thy say tou we say tlou,they say manawa and we say dinawa but I understand each and every word that he's saying,I wasn't aware that Zimbabwe have that language thanks for schooling us,but u didn't mention South Africa they is a place in limpopo province called Tzaneen u will found balotswe or balobedu that's where you will found them
Hie Sello. Thank you for the feedback🙏
@Mac Mack up Naju where?
Barotse ba ikemezi, ba simuluha Borotse
Dendele under beitbridge area
Thus wonderful and the food though mmmm yummy😋😋by the way am a Ndebele too siyabonga!litumezi 🙏
Thanks for watching
A mixture of Sotho, Zulu, Shona. As a South African it was not hard understanding lozi
True
Shuuuu new sub here proud lozi
Hie Zambezi Traveller. Welcome to Magriza Made Me Cook.
Can I share this?
Please do.
Mrs Mathe is a very good Chef, the dish variety is proper culinary. That Tapi fish looks yummy. Isitshwala laso looks so delicious. The baobab fruit makes nice porridge. 2nd cousin tribe traits of Kalanga, Ndebele and parts of Tswana in culture and language. The emigration, immigration and intermarriages created new cultures in different parts of the country. Very interesting.
Thank you so much for the feedback.
Wow, Lozi sounds alot like Sepedi/tswana with traces of other languages.
Im in S.A watching this, and i can understand the old man. Interesting
The presenter yena ke mo kae?
So what is this language called in Zimbabwe?
SiLozi.
Hie, thanks Magriza we are learning
You're welcome 😊 Thanks for watching.
Good work brother
Thank you so much 😀
I m Tswana speaking South African. I could understand all words, perfectly (SENTLE).
We need to expand it to our, it unifies. Ke tlhaloganya puo e jaanong.
Thank you for watching.
What did I watch OMG mind blowing
Nice videos bhut
Siyabonga