ISO 639-3 · lozloz
Niger–Congo family
Lozi
Lozi is a language of the Sotho–Tswana branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe and 1 more country. Wikidata counts about 600,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in southern Africa”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
loz- Glottocode
lozi1239- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Wikipedia
- 32 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
5countries
2scripts
9levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lozi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lozi language, loz |
| All speakers | 600,000 |
| Written in | Latin script, Zambian Braille |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Lozi
The branches above Lozi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Botswana
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationalndeNorthern NdebeleNiger–Congo · 1.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalherHereroNiger–Congo · 237,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · EducationalyeyYeyiNiger–Congo · 24,0006b · ThreatenedaueǂKxʼauǁʼeinKhoisan · 7,000